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injury while cycling and is quadriplegic, with no movement or function below his chest.

"He was out training for an Ironman event and in the blink of an eye everything changed (when) he was hit by another cyclist," Mr Kerec said.

"His helmet strap had become caught up on

The 54-year-old's adventure is set to start on June 27 from Steep Point near Shark Bay in Western Australia and take him through the sand dunes of the Simpson Desert before arriving in Byron Bay on August 28.

"It's going to be a tough ride that's for sure," he said in lead-up to his arduous journey.

"But spinal cord injury is something very close and personal to me, my family and friends because of Dad."

Mr Kerec's father Ludvig suffered a spinal something in the collision and caused a dislocation of his spine around the C5/C6 vertebrae."

Mr Kerec will attempt to beat the current record set in 2021 for the massive ride which is 83 days, 21 hours and 27 minutes.

He's called the journey the Spine Tingling Ride and hopes to raise at least $200,000 for people with disabilities and medical research for those with spinal cord injury, their families and carers.

The donations will be split equally between