Simon Milward was the General Secretary of the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA), based in Brussels, Belgium from 1992 to 1999. He represented motorcyclists in the institutions of the European Union 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.

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  • Simon Milward was the General Secretary of the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA), based in Brussels, Belgium from 1992 to 1999. He represented motorcyclists in the institutions of the European Union 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 zero breakdown principles, on the remote Indonesian island of Flores. 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 on 4 March 2005. He was cremated in his home town of Exeter in South-West England.
  • Fu Segretario Generale della Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) dal 1992 al 1999. Ha rappresentato i motociclisti presso le Istituzioni Europee soprattutto nelle questioni riguardanti la sicurezza stradale e i diritti dei consumatori-utenti. Durante un ricovero in ospedale dovuto ad un incidente stradale, prende la decisione di fare il giro del mondo in moto, da solo e con una moto realizzata artigianalmente secondo le sue indicazioni, allo scopo di raccogliere fondi per un progetto internazionale di aiuto medico-sanitario. Il viaggio, iniziato il 1º gennaio 2000, prende il nome di Millennium Ride. Nel maggio 2002, Simon Milward contribuisce ad avviare un progetto pilota basato sul principio "guasti zero" dell'associazione Riders for Health, nella remota isola indonesiana di Flores. Il suo viaggio, dopo aver attraversato il continente americano da Nord a Sud, è proseguito in Africa, fino all'ultima, definitiva tappa in Mali. Qui, il 4 marzo 2005, quando il suo itinerario era ormai quasi giunto al termine, sulla strada che collega Bamako a Kayes, Simon Milward ha perso la vita in un incidente le cui circostanze non sono mai state del tutto chiarite. Le sue spoglie sono state cremate ad Exeter, Inghilterra.
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  • Simon Milward was the General Secretary of the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA), based in Brussels, Belgium from 1992 to 1999. He represented motorcyclists in the institutions of the European Union 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.
  • Fu Segretario Generale della Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) dal 1992 al 1999. Ha rappresentato i motociclisti presso le Istituzioni Europee soprattutto nelle questioni riguardanti la sicurezza stradale e i diritti dei consumatori-utenti.
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  • Simon Milward
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