Simon Milward (born
Strete
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The village is about 5 miles south-west of the town of Dartmouth on the ...
,
Devon
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,
UK 28 January 1965, died
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
4 March 2005) was the General Secretary of the
Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations
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(FEMA), based in
Brussels
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,
Belgium
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from 1992 to 1999. He represented
motorcyclists
Motorcycling is the act of riding a motorcycle. For some people, motorcycling may be the only affordable form of individual motorized transportation, and small-displacement motorcycles are the most common motor vehicle in the most populous co ...
in the institutions of the
European Union
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concerning road safety and consumer issues.
A collision with a car resulted in hospitalisation. Whilst there, he decided to ride a motorcycle around the world during the course of which he would raise funds for international medical aid. This was called the ''Millennium Ride'' and started in 2000.
In May 2002, Milward helped to establish a pilot project entitled Health for All, based on the
Riders for Health
Riders for Health is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that specialises in supplying, managing and maintaining vehicles for health-focused organisations in African countries. Motorcycles are well-suited for delivering health care in Africa, ...
zero breakdown principles, on the remote Indonesian island of
Flores
Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Including the Komodo Islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the land area is 15,530.58 km2, and th ...
. This is now funded by the charity
Motorcycle Outreach.
Simon continued his journey through Latin America and then through Africa, travelling north from South Africa.
Milward lost his life in a road accident in
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
on 4 March 2005. He was cremated in his home town of Exeter in South-West England.
References
Millennium RideMotorcycle OutreachRiders
People from Exeter
1965 births
2005 deaths
Long-distance motorcycle riders
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