The final stretch began in dull weather with Matt cycling the first 70 miles over hilly terrain. With reasonably high winds, the going was tough. Meanwhile, the support team had packed up camp and driven off to the meeting point at truro. At the meeting point, we were joined by Alistair’s parents and Matt’s mum who had driven down to see us finish. At this point, both Alistair and Jonathan joined Matt to cycle the last 50 miles.

The weather took a turn for the worst during the last 50 miles, with heavy fog and some rain. The family members followed us down for the last 10 miles, offering supporting cheers. The last 10 miles were cycled in record pace but in pain, with Matt & Alistair having to favour one leg (due to bad muscle pain for Matt and the knee injury for Alistair). We crossed the finish line at Land’s End at around 8pm, with Matt having cycled the entire way.

After much celebrating and discussing the events of the past week, we all went for a celebratory curry! More information about the trip in general will be posted soon!