What's all this about then?

Very best of luck Jon and Jack for your unsupported cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats and congratulations for your fund-raising for the Prostate Cancer charity. It's a tough but very memorable ride. Keep it rubber side down! - Mark Beaumont

To raise money and awareness for the Prostate Cancer Charity, Jon Shorter and Jack Brazier will attempt to cycle the 1000 miles from Land's End to John O'Groats unaided.

Throughout the route, they'll be carrying tents, sleeping bags, clothing, food & bike repair gear.

Beginning early July, the pair aim to complete the challenge in 2 weeks.

Proposed route:
From: Distance: Map:
Lands End 56m
Bodmin 70m
Tiverton 63m
Bristol 71m
Bircher 72m
Chester 72m
Lancaster 66m
Carlisle 75m
Cumnock 60m
Loch Lomond 74m
Fort William 65m
Inverness 57m
Brora 63m
John O'Groats
The route should require a daily intake of around 5000 calories and a few rest days en-route.

We'd like to take this opportunity to invite you to look around our site and get in touch if you have any questions or advice for us.

Please show some support by sponsoring us, helping out with a few pounds towards our equipment costs, or just keeping an eye on our blog/satellite tracking as we're cycling.

The event will use GPS tracking to allow you to follow our progress in real-time from our Watch-Live page.

We'll be updating this page and blog as the departure date gets closer so please do bookmark our site and check back every now and again.