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MICHAEL MILTON TO COMPETE IN NOOSA TRIATHLON
PARALYMPIAN Michael Milton says the running leg of the Noosa Triathlon is likely to be his weakest when he announced he will compete...MORE FROM THE ART OF WALKING
Last summer Michael walked the Great Ocean Road in Victoria as part of a documentary about that stunning region. ...MICHAEL AND THE BIG PUSH
Michael joined 420 cyclists in July for North Queensland's biggest mountain biking event, the...NOT-SO-MIDI-SMIDDY
LAST month Michael took part in the Midi-Smiddy Challenge, a demanding 570 kilometre...WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO TOMORROW?
Michael's is just one of many authentic and unscripted responses...MILTON STARS ON WHITE PAGES COVER
From the White Pages Media Release:Each year, locals are featured on the covers of the White Pages® directories in rec...
YOUNG LEADERS HAVE THEIR SAY
In March Michael spoke to 6500 primary school students as part of the 2010 National Young Leaders Day. ...BACK IN THE RACE
MICHAEL will return to competitive cycling when he competes in his first major cycling event since the Beijing Paralympic Ga...MICHAEL SPEAKS TO 6500 FUTURE LEADERS
MORE than 6500 NSW primary school students gathered in Sydney recently for the National Young Leaders Day and the chance to ...THREE REMARKABLE PEOPLE, THREE AMAZING STORIES, ONE UNFORGETABLE WALK
Walking greats star in stunning new documentary: The Art of Walking....
RALLY FOR ACCESS TO EDUCATION
MICHAEL joined hundreds of children, parents, carers and teachers at a rally in Canberra last week to highlight the critical...ON THE BIKE DAY AND NIGHT
MORE than 2600 riders in 545 teams completed the Mont 24 Hour Mountain Bike Race just outside Canberra and, among them, was ...NEVER-ENDING CYCLE
ALTHOUGH not competing seriously at the moment, Michael continues to cycle regularly - both on road and off - but with so ma...MILTON TO "SMILE FOR SMIDDY''
HE can't seem to stay away from the big rides and at the end of May Michael w...MILTON PREDICTS PARALYMPIANS WILL BETTER OLYMPIC RESULTS
ON the eve of the Vancouver Paralympic Games, Australia's most successful winter athlete, Michael Mil...THE ART OF WALKING
"Awesome scenery, fantastic food, heaps of fun... what's not to like?"That was Michael Milton's respo...
WOBBLES, GASPS AND FAINTING
Ever tried to have a conversation with someone when you're riding your bike? Try riding your bike in a business suit on a st...SPEED SKI RETURN?
Michael is considering a return to speed skiing in 2011 following news that the world's fastest speed skiing track will re-o...SPEAKING BUSINESS GROWS
Michael's popularity as a speaker continues to grow with some notable clients working with him in the last 12 months....MORE PNG COAST TO COAST
After the last newsletter (read story here), we had a lot of requests for some more photos of Michael...Still going around
How technical were the mountain bike legs?This is a shot going up a steep climb coming out of a river crossing. Yo...
Getting some life balance
Did you have to modify your crutches at all?I made some new crutch tips using ski pole tips. The idea is that when ...
The face says it all
You must be bloody exhausted at the end of each day. Do your shoulders ache? How much harder for you is it than for someone with bot...The watery end of a long, hot journey
Did you enjoy the trip?Yes, absolutely. I wouldn't say I love every minute of it as there were some tough times wh...
PUSHING PEDALS FOR CANCER
It will be a long weekend in the saddle for Michael Milton, taking part in two cycling events for ...ANTI-DOPING DVD
The Australian Anti-Doping Sports Authority has released an updated version of its Pure Performance in Sport DVD, featuring...MORE THAN A CENTURY'S WORK
AS patron of Pegasus Riding for the Disabled in Canberra, Michael was asked to officially unveil an honour board at Eastlake Footbal...AUSSIE MOUNTAINEER TICKS OFF LAST MOUNTAIN
MOUNTAINEER, Andrew Lock, became the first Australian to summit all 14 of the world's highest peaks when he stood atop Tibet's Mt Sh...UPDATE ON MICHAEL'S DAD
It's been almost seven months since John Milton's accident but the good news is he will soon ...MILTON "OVERWHELMED" BY CENTRE'S COMMITMENT TO KIDS
THE FEEDBACK from a recent presentation Michael gave as part of t...KING DONATES TO FOUNDATION
King Financial Services in Canberra have made a donation of over $1000 to help establish a foundation that Michael Milton ha...BODY AND BRAIN OVERHAUL
Watch out for Michael Milton appearing on Channel Ten and Ten HD One's new TV show'Body and Brain Ove...LOCK RETURNS TO 'DEATH ZONE'
AUSTRALIA'S most successful high altitude mountaineer, Andrew Lock, will return to th...MILTON HUNG ON WALL OF FAME
MICHAEL is one of 88 athletes to be honoured on a Wall of Fame at the ACT Academy of Sport's main gymnasium. ...UPDATE ON MICHAEL'S DAD
The Milton family is happy to report that, after almost five months in the spinal unit at Royal North Shore Hospital, John walked 22...ONE COLD COLD MORNING
TWENTY FIVE brave LJ Hooker team members joined Michael to walk up Mt Ainslie in Canberra very early on what turned out to be the ci...MICHAEL MILTON ON THE SQUIZ
THE SQUIZ airs on SBS every Saturday at 8.30pm. Michael Milton will be one of the show's guests on Saturday 29 August. Mark it in yo...BACK ON SNOW
AFTER more than three years off snow, Michael has dusted off his skis to spend two weeks coaching development athletes at Falls Cree..."THROWING A LEG OVER" WITH VINTAGE REDS
LAST MONTH Michael joined some Queensland Rugby legends to "throw a leg over" and cycle from Brisbane...THE ROAD TO ROME
BEFORE the Australian Swim Team left home bound for the World Championships in Rome, they spent some time with Michael Milton during...THE ANGRY DOCTOR
LOOKS like Michael Milton will be seeing a very different doctor in September when he ta...FREQUENT TRAVELLER
JUNE 2009 was Michael's busiest month in almost two years, with more than 12 corporate speaking engagements in seven different Austr...MARK WEBBER CHALLENGE RAISES MORE THAN $300,000
MICHAEL competed in the November 2008 Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge which raised $250,000 for the Leukaemia Foundation and alm...UPDATE ON MICHAEL'S DAD
FOUR months after an accident at his NSW south coast home left him with a spinal injury, Michael's dad John is still in the spinal u...TOASTMASTERS HONOUR
MICHAEL Milton was honoured to receive the Monaro Division Toastmasters ACT & Region Communicator of the Year award for 2008. ..."TRULY INSPIRATIONAL"
Michael is back on the professional speaker circuit and has been busy in the first few months of 2009 speaking for pharmaceutical co...UVEX BRAND DEMANDS ATTENTION
Long-time sponsors of Michael Milton, Uvex, is gaining market share with some savvy advertising and public relations.Uve...
CALLING ALL RIGHT LEG AMPUTEES
MICHAEL'S wife Penni is tired of throwing out perfectly good left shoes!"It hurts to put brand new shoes in the rubbish,...
MOUNTAINEER WONT GIVE UP
AFTER being forced to cancel his latest Himilayan expedition and returned to Australia, mountaineer Andrew Lock has vowed to summit ...JOHN MILTON
For those of you who know Michael's father: John had an accident at home on Monday 23 March and was subsequently flown by helicopter...MOUNTAIN MEN
Michael has thrown his support behind little-known Andrew Lock, Australia's most successful high altitude mountaineer, offering to h...THE RECOVERY CONTINUES
A few months shy of the second anniversary of Michael's cancer diagnosis and there is no sign of the disease returning. Michael stil...WELCOME ROWDY MILTON
Michael and Penni's second child Angus Rowdy Milton arrived on 17 November, one day before Michael flew out to take part in the Mark...SWAPPING WHEELS FOR SKIS IN JINDABYNE
Michael made his annual pilgrimage to Jindabyne recently to take part in a weekend of cycling that he first organised for his Canber...MARK WEBBER CHALLENGE ON TV
Sunday 12th April at 1.30pm nationally on Network TenThursday 2nd April on Network Ten's free-t...
SPORTS PERFORMER AWARDS 2008
Michael was one of seven nominees selected by a media panel forPerformer of the Year with a Disability at the second annual Sports P...MILTON JOINS TOUR RIDE
Michael joined 7000 cyclists in Adelaide in January to ride the fourth stage of the Tour Down Under.He rode as part of...
Australian Story Re-Run
Hits to Michael's website reached record numbers on Saturday 20 December after ABC1 replayed the Australian Story program f...MILTON SURVIVES DAY ONE OF CHALLENGE
WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2008: Despite a less than ideal preparation, Michael Milton and his Team Toyota partner, Tony Bond, have survi...AUSTRALIAN STORY RE-RUN
Michael's Australian Story "Take It To The Limit" has been selected to be re-run in the Summer Series on ABC 1. It will be shown again at 1...MILTON FEATURES IN KIDS CANCER CAMPAIGN
MICHAEL MILTON will feature in a clever TV campaign to help raise funds and awareness of childhood cancer.The advertis...
MILTON INSPIRES YOUNG SKIERS
Thanks to Skins, Michael attended the NSW Snowsports Cross-Country (NSWSXC) Awards in Jindabyne the weekend after he returned from B...GROWING TRAFFIC
More and more people are visiting Michael's dedicated website each month, with September figures reaching an all-time high and month...A FURTHER CHALLENGE
There's no rest for Michael as he begins training for the Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge - a five-day adventure race in Novembe...ONE YEAR ON
Michael and his family marked the 12 month anniversary of his surgery for Oesophageal Cancer with a session at the local park. ...TOYOTA HAS GAMES COVERED
Click here for up-to-date Paralympic Games news and results, including video...MILTON WINDS UP SUMMER CAMPAIGN
Paralympic ski champion Michael Milton wound up his Paralympic Games campaign today, riding in his first international road race. ...MILTON OUT OF STEAM
By Ray Chesterton in Beijing, 10 September 2008Michael Milton yesterday failed to qualify for the cycling final of the ...
MICHAEL'S RACE TIMES IN BEIJING
7 September, 1330-1450 - 1000m (Kilo) Time Trial (track)9 September, 0930-1010 - 3000m Pursuit Time Trial (track) qualif...
PERSONAL BEST FOR MILTON
2008 Paralympic Games, Beijing, Sunday 7 September 2008Michael Milton celebrated his sixth Paralympic Games today by sha...
OH WHAT A TEAM! TOYOTA AMBASSADOR HEADS TO BEIJING
Toyota Ambassador, Michael Milton, has officially been announced as part of the Australian Paralympic Team competing at the 2008 Bei...MILTO'S BEIJING BLOG
Check out Michael's blog from Beijing.He's already started the update with an entry celebrating his knee!
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ABC TV BRINGS BEST PARALYMPIC TV COVERAGE IN WORLD
ABC TV's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games will be the biggest effort by any broadcaster, anywhere in the world. ...IT'S OFFICIAL - MILTO'S OFF TO BEIJING!
Friday 27 June 2008, Sydney: Michael Milton can pack his bags for Beijing after his place on the Australian Cycling team to compete ...COUNTDOWN TO OFFICIAL TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT
WITH four days until the official Beijing team announcement this Friday, Michael Milton is focussing on training, confident his name...MILTON RAMPS UP TRAINING AHEAD OF BEIJING
MONDAY 16 JUNE, CANBERRA: Michael Milton has increased his training load as he prepares for his sixth Paralympic Games and his first...MILTON WINS SPOT FOR HIS SIXTH PARALYMPIC GAMES
FRIDAY 6 JUNE, CANBERRA: A year ago even Michael Milton thought his Beijing dreams were over. But today the skier-turned cyclist who...60 Minutes on NINE this Sunday @ 7.30pm
WATCH 60 Minutes this Sunday on NINE at 7.30pm.60 Minutes featured Michael MIlton on the show in 2003 after he became th...
AUSTRALIAN PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE STATEMENT
APC STATEMENT - CYCLING NOMINATIONS June 6 2008The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) today received...
MILTON AWAITS HIS FATE
Monday 26 May 2008: Michael Milton faces a nervous wait as the selectors for the Australian Paralympic cycling team make their choic...MILTON'S LAST CHANCE
Friday 23 May 2008: Michael Milton arrived in Adelaide this morning ahead of this weekend's Paralympic cycling trials, his last chan...WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN?
Is it Michael Milton? Someone else?Who would you like to see in the new National Portrait Gallery in Canberra opening ...
TROUBLE-FREE TORCH RELAY
Michael carried the Beijing Olympic Torch through the business centre of Canberra on Thursday, accompanied by the cheering of crowds...MILTON IN FINAL BURST FOR PARALYMPIC TEAM
Toyota News Release, Wednesday 23 April 2008: Paralympic skier-turned-cyclist Michael Milton is quietly confident he can win a tic...HERE'S TO GOOD HEALTH
Thursday 17 April 2008: TWO days out from the second round of Australian cycling team trials, Michael is hoping his health will hold...MILTON CALLS FOR PEACEFUL PROTESTS
Friday 11 April 2008: One of Australia's most respected athletes, Michael Milton, is calling on protesters to show restraint and res...ALPHA MAGAZINE
Make sure you get your copy of the May edition of Alpha Magazine, featuring a story on Michael.Journalist Heath Kelly ...
MICHAEL ON AUSTRALIAN STORY
WHAT WERE YOU DOING WHEN THE EPISODE WENT TO AIR?Penni and I thought about going to the pub with a few friends and watch...
MILTON OVERLOOKED FOR PARALYMPICS WILDCARD
By John-Paul Moloney from The Canberra TimesCanberra cyclist Michael Milton's Paralympic Games hopes su...
TIME RUNNING OUT FOR MILTON
Sunday 31 March 2008, Adelaide: Time is running out for skier-turned-cyclist Michael Milton as he struggles to find any improvement ...CANBERRA RIDER AIMS FOR BEIJING
Congratulations to Canberra-based Rob Oakley who was recently included on the 'long list' for selection to represent Australia in th...TRIALS LOOM FOR STRUGGLING MILTON
WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2008: With trials for the 2008 Paralympic Cycling Team now just three days away, Michael Milton has been forced t...MILTON'S CHALLENGE - QUALIFICATION
How it works…Cycling Australia in conjunction with the Australian Paralympic Committee determines the...
REACHING OUT
When Michael was diagnosed with Oesophageal Cancer last year there were many many offers of support and help from so many people...MILTON CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR
Michael was a special guest at celebrations to mark the Chinese New Year in Canberra on 17 February. As one of two Olympic Torch Bea...MILTON TO CARRY BEIJING TORCH
Michael Milton will carry the Olympic flame when it comes to Canberra on Thursday 24 April.As one of two Olympic Torch...
MILTON COMEBACK ON TRACK
WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY: Skier-turned-cyclist, Michael Milton, launched his comeback this week at the Australian Track Cycling Champion...MILTON BACK IN THE SADDLE
Skier-turned-cyclist, Michael Milton, will compete in the Australian Elite Track Cycling Championships in Sydney this week, returnin...STILL CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
Michael scaled Pigeonhouse Mountain on the NSW South Coast early in December, barely eight weeks after major surgery.N...
FOURTH PLACE MILESTONE FOR MILTON
Michael Milton reached a milestone in his comeback with a fourth place in the Wednesday night criterium races in Canberra recently. ...MILTON HONOURED AT NSW AWARDS
It was only his second public outing since being diagnosed with cancer, but Milton wasn't going to miss the NSWIS Awards Dinner wher...MORE NEW WHEELS
Milton will ride a new track bike at the Australian Elite Track Championships this week.The bright yellow BT was suppl...
SPEAKING FREELY
Michael's career as a motivational speaker had grown into a good business when he was diagnosed with cancer in July 2007. ...ENDURANCE TESTED
Milton started the New Year with a 96km ride in the fifth annual Johnny Warren Jamberoo Classic on 6 January from Loftus (Sutherland...MILTON MARRIES
SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2007: Michael Milton and his partner of five years, Penni Lewer, were married yesterday in a ceremony at their ho...MILTON TO TEST TOYOTA AURION TRD
Michael has the go-ahead from Toyota to test drive the new Aurion TRD on the Wakefield Park raceway in Goulburn.Michae...
SKINS STICK WITH MILTON
One of Michael's key sponsors, Skins Compression Garments, has confirmed the company's continued support throughout his cancer treat...OLD SKIS NEW SKIERS
Michael recently donated six pairs of race skis to future winter Paralympians.Head Coach of the Australian Paralympic ...
TV CAMPAIGN SUCCESS
Austcare's television advertisement featuring Michael has generated over $13000 in donations for the world humanitarian aid organisa...MILTON BOUND FOR US TV
Michael will feature in a documentary about some of the world's best skiers with a disability due to air on US TV in coming months. ...BEST FOOT FORWARD
SATURDAY 30 JUNE 2007: Michael joined seven other ACT celebrities on the dance floor in a local version of 'Dancing with the Stars' ...MILTON V CANCER: ROUND 2
THURSDAY 12 JULY 2007: Michael Milton today announced he has been diagnosed with a squamous cell tumour in his oesophagus (oesophage...MILTON OUT OF AUSTRALIAN CYCLING TEAM
MICHAEL MILTON'S chances of competing in his first summer Paralympic Games have taken a blow with a mystery illness forcing him off ...MILTON'S SUMMER CAMPAIGN ON TRACK
Canberra Times, June 7 2007By Chris Wilson
He's vowed to return to the mountain tops again, but skier-turne...
MILTON SWAPS OLD PHONES FOR NEW TREES
WEDNESDAY 23 MAY, DARLING HARBOUR: Michael Milton urged everyone to recycle their old mobile phones today in a campaign that could s...SPEAKING OUT AGAINST BULLIES
FRIDAY 25 MAY 2007: Michael Milton helped launch National Safe Schools Week at Parliament House in Canberra yesterday (Thursday 24 M...MILLION PAWS CANBERRA'S BEST EVER
The recent Million Paws Walk was Canberra's best yet with 6000 people and more than 3000 dogs walking around Lake Burley Griffin to ...MICHAEL MEETS YOUNG ELI
On a recent business trip to Perth, Michael took some time out to visit eight-year-old Eli who is being treated for cancer. Eli and ...MILTON'S GOLDEN KEY
Michael Milton was one of five people, including Kevin Rudd, presented with an honorary membership to the Golden Key International H...SEEING MORE OF MICHAEL MILTON THESE DAYS?
Commercial television stations around the country will air Austcare's community service announcement (CSA) featuring Michael through...GOODBYE TO CAIT
Michael, his sister Jennie and I (Michael's partner Penni), are saddened by the death of our friend and British speed skier Cait Tov...reACT ROOFING AND MICHAEL MILTON: TOGETHER ON TOP
Canberra's number one roofing specialists, reACT Roofing, is the latest company to sponsor Michael.The company celebra...
MILTON IN AT NUMBER 58
Keeping company with some of his own sporting heroes, Michael Milton came in at number 58 on Alpha Magazine's recently published lis...FASTEST ON SNOW MEETS FASTEST ON WATER
Australia's fastest skier, Michael Milton, will start what's expected to be the most spectacular race at the 2007 Signage One Nation...MILTON SECOND IN FIRST ROAD RACE
Fri 30/3/07: Battling windy conditions, skiing sensation and now cyclist, Michael Milton, came second in his first road race. ...FREEWHEELING IN NEW SPORT
Wed 28/3/07: Michael Milton will compete in his second major cycling meet this weekend just eight months after taking up the sport. ...LOW SNOW FORCES GO SLOW
March 2007: Disappointing snow falls in Europe have forced Michael Milton, Australia's fastest skier, to delay another speed skiing ...CANBERRA RAIDERS AND MICHAEL MILTON TEAM UP TO PEDAL LANDMINE ACTION WEEK
Wed 28/3/07: Austcare Ambassador and Raiders Number One ticket holder, Michael Milton, joined club managers and players for a traini...MILTON TOP SECRET GUEST SPEAKER
Sat 24/3/07: Michael Milton was the keynote guest at a last night's showcase dinner to sell Canberra as a conference and meeting des...WALK KOKODA WITH MICHAEL MILTON
Michael Milton skis down slopes at over 200km/h, has won a dozen gold medals and climbed Africa's highest peak. But Australi...BICYCLES FOR CAMBODIAN LANDMINE WORKERS
Michael Milton and the Canberra Cycling Club joined forces to raise enough money to buy new bicycles for 32 landmine clearance worke...CLUBSACT SPORTSTAR FOR FEBRUARY
February 2007: In recognition of his impressive debut performances at the 2007 Australian Track Cycling Championships, Michael Milto...MILTON FEATURES IN AUSTCARE TV CAMPAIGN
Michael Milton will feature in a television advertising campaign for Austcare, the first for the international humanitarian aid orga...SPORT V SCIENCE FOR AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
Boffins or athletes: who'll be honoured By DOUG CONWAYFrom The Daily Telegraph, Thursday, January 18, 2007 ...
WHO'LL BE OUR 2007 AUSSIE OF THE YEAR?
There's just one week to go until the recipients of the Australian of the Year Awards 2007 are announced at a ceremony in front of P...MILTON CONQUERS KOKODA TRACK
Friday, 10 November 2006: Port MoresbyMichael Milton, Australia's fastest skier, today completed the gruelling Kokoda ...
MICHAEL MILTON NAMED 2007 ACT AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
Australia 's fastest skier and Canberran favourite, Michael Milton, has been chosen as ACT's Australian of ...AUCTION SUCCESS
Starlight Foundation: 'Cycling with Michael Milton' package sold for $2000. Five people and Michael spent a morning...MILTON IN AT NUMBER 58
Keeping company with some of his own sporting heroes, Michael Milton came in at number 58 on Alpha Magazine's recently published lis...MILTON TO CARRY BEIJING TORCH
Michael Milton will carry the Olympic flame when it comes to Canberra on Thursday 24 April.As one of two Olympic Torch...