Back in Manchester

It was getting hot as we left Mousehole yesterday morning for the 110 mile drive back to Exeter where I caught the train back to Manchester getting home around 8pm. It was good to be home. I'm still contemplating the adventure. Some photos below perhaps give an idea of the sense of joy we all had at reaching Lands End.

Of course we can't forget Sandra and Ruby who were also an important part of the team....

... or the 4 guys who set off 30 minutes before us 12 days ago and arrived 30 minutes before us at Land End via a different route.   The guy to my left (below) had a full bone marrow transplant 12 months ago - an amazing achievement considering the many months he had to spend in an isolation ward.   

We were wearing the cycling shirts provided by the Prostate Cancer Charity, one of the 5 charities we were sponsoring. I was sponsoring the Motor Neurone Disease Association and the other 3 charities were Starlight (for children with terminal diseases), Cancer Research UK and the Samantha Dickson Charity for children with brain tumours. In total we have raised well over £10000 and I know we are all very grateful for the generous contributions everyone has made.

In total we rode 960 miles, at an average moving speed of 13.7 mph over 70 hours of cycling (typically a further 2 - 2.5 hours a day was spent resting and eating) climbed around 50000 feet and burnt 30000 calories. However it wasn't all pain; I came back 5 pounds heavier which I put down to the Cornish Pastie we had for lunch on the final day.

Many, many thanks. It has been a worthwhile adventure.