Pollie Pedal plummet: Angus Taylor nursing gravel rash after dramatic crash during charity bike ride

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has hit the pavement in a very different way, taking a painful tumble during a gruelling charity bike ride through Queensland.

Taylor came crashing down during the 1000km Pollie Pedal, losing skin from his hip in a spill that left “everything” aching.

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But Taylor refused to backpedal, dusting himself off and returning to the saddle to continue raising money for Australian veterans.

Speaking on Sunrise on Tuesday, Taylor said he had no time to think his ride might be over as it all happened “so fast”.

“It’s not the first bike crash I’ve had. I’ve been riding for many, many years, so I’ve had some worse ones than that, but it’s never fun,” Taylor said.

The crash left the Liberal Party leader nursing gravel rash and widespread aches as he embarked on the fourth day of the punishing ride.

“I think it’s more the wear and tear on my muscles than the skin that’s gone on my hip, but everything’s pretty sore at this moment,” he said.

The ride is all for a worthy cause, with participants covering about 1000km across eight days after setting off from Toowoomba.

Pollie Pedal has raised $7.6 million since it began in 1998, with its fundraising efforts focused on supporting Australian veterans for the past eight years.

This year’s ride supports Wandering Warriors, which helps Special Forces veterans transition from military service to civilian life.

“For four years now, we’ve been supporting our Wandering Warriors, and Soldier On for a number of years before that, and it’s great to be able to support a group of people who are prepared to fight for our country, and in many cases they have, and these are wonderful Australians,” he said.

Despite being battered by the bike ride, Taylor took a moment to weigh in on the immigration debate, saying a future Coalition government would link its migration cap to the number of homes being built.

“We expect that’ll be well below 200,000, but we’ll see what housing looks like over the next little while,” he said.