Aussie boy cycles almost 1,000km to prove bullies wrong

A 15-year-old Australian boy rode his bike more than 950 kilometres away after disappearing from home.

Aussie boy cycles almost 1,000km to prove bullies wrong

A 15-year-old Australian boy rode his bike more than 950 kilometres away after disappearing from home.

Ethan Johnson, who has Asperger's syndrome, went on the trip to prove to "bullies" that he isn't an idiot and he spent his jaunt sleeping under bridges and at lorry stop points.

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