On 12 November 2025, we lost a much-loved member of Oxford Cycling Club, Johnny Morrison. Johnny’s funeral was held this week, followed two days later by a memorial attended by over 300 of his family, friends and work colleagues from his hometown of Wollongong and beyond.
Members of New South Wales Fire and Rescue, where Johnny served as Captain of Coledale Station, provided a Guard of Honour. And in a gesture that would have brought an enormous grin of delight to his handsome face, a large group from Johnny’s local cycling club, The Garrulous Grimpeurs, rolled up on their bikes, resplendent in club colours, to salute their cycling friend and brother. Chapeau, fellas!
OCC was also represented at the memorial. Paul Honeybone, a close friend of Johnny and a co-founder of our club, travelled down the coast from his home in Sydney, to deliver a eulogy that focused on Johnny’s cycling life in Oxford and providing a window into his domestic life, juggling his ride time with running a successful catering business with Sarah and caring for daughter, Izzie.
From the genesis of our club in 2016 up until his return to his beloved ‘Gong’ in 2022, Johnny was a constant fixture on our club rides and social events. The video montage below is our tribute to Johnny – a celebration of his cycling life and the many happy and memorable days he spent riding with us in Oxfordshire. He will be deeply missed, yet we all feel privileged to have known him as a wonderful clubmate and friend.