Peter, who is non-verbal and lives with autism, struggled to get on a bike when he first started riding with education support staff member Lou Edis, but he is now frequently riding more than 20 km up to three times a week.
Ms Edis said the idea to get Peter into riding was to help with his self-regulation as well as his fitness.
She said Peter had surprised everyone with how far he has ridden.
‘‘We have got to 1067 km so far, we try to average 20 km a ride, weather permitting, we hope to get over 1500 km by the end of the year,’’ she said.
‘‘We just thought we would write down how far we went and every 100 km we would take him out for lunch.
‘‘He just loves it, as soon as I ask him if he wants to go for a ride he’s up.
‘‘The furthest we have ridden is 28 km. It’s pretty amazing because he has ridden so much further than anyone thought he could ride.
‘‘He is a fitter, he is healthier and he is happier.’’
Ms Edis hoped Peter would continue his cycling exploits in the next few years and said she would love to take on a bigger cycling challenge with him in the future.
‘‘Next year we will try and beat our record again and the year after beat it again,’’ she said.
‘‘It will be a great achievement for when he leaves school.
‘‘I would love to do something like the Great Victorian Bike Ride with him — I think that would be wonderful.’’
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