John Hoath, left, and James Quigley at the end of their epic cycle the length of the country.
TWO Island men have cycled 1,000 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats in aid of charity.
Setting off at the end of July, John Hoath, from Freshwater, and James Quigley, from Carisbrooke, both 24, finished the epic journey in just 16 days — a day earlier than planned.
They completed the journey without a support vehicle and slept in tents along the way.
A run of early bad luck caused punctures and four snapped bike chains in hilly Cornwall and the final part of their route took them through Scotland and up and over "harsh" 2,200ft mountains, such as Glen Shee.
Their favourite moment of the journey was cycling the final ten miles before arriving at John O’ Groats.
Between them they have so far raised around £1,700 to be divided between two charities.
Cineworld projectionist Mr Quigley, whose father died from a heart attack last summer, is giving the money to the British Heart Foundation, and St Mary’s Hospital radiographer Mr Hoath, is putting the money towards the Juba link scheme, which sends senior healthcare workers and equipment from St Mary’s to the Juba Teaching Hospital in Southern Sudan.
• You can still donate at www.justgiving.com/quigley1100miles
Reporter: suep@iwcpmail.co.uk