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Mike, 47, and Rebecca, 20, began their journey from John O’Groats to Land’s End on Friday 11 July 2008 cycling an average of 60 miles a day during their three week ride.

Mike Tomlinson will do the 21-day ride

The route followed by the challenge was similar to that followed by Jane on a ride in 2003.

A number of close friends joined Mike and Rebecca en-route. BBC Look North's Harry Gration rode along with Mike and Rebecca for the first few days, and joined in on the final leg, and BBC reporter Paul Ogden joined at Hawick in Scotland riding with it across the border into England.

Highlights:

Becca on the road in Scotland

Fri  11 July   START John O'Groats
Mon 21 July  Leeds
Thu 24 July  London
Thu 31 July  FINISH Land's End

Mike's final  update:

Newquay to Land’s End

Yesterday’s ride took us from Launceston to Newquay and the first six miles took us nearly an hour and a half. It would probably have been quicker to have been sat in a supermarket trolley and been pushed. It was caused by three flat tyres and adverse weather conditions. The weather conditions lasted all day and only the last hour was done in anything other than driving rain.

The ride itself was quite tough with lots of short sharp climbs. The countryside was amazing. At one point we were asked to stop to let a group of horses past. We thought incorrectly that they would be accompanied by riders. But they were being driven down without restraint - about 20-30 of them.

Today I am sad. I’d actually just like to be cycling on my own. With my own thoughts and in my own head. The grief has completely overtaken me this morning.

Jane Tomlinson, who died in September 2007 seven years after she was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, raised £1.75m for charity through her series of physical challenges.

Mike Tomlinson says: “We are doing the ride to remember Jane. I was with Jane for her three big rides and I always said that at some point I wanted to do the End to End challenge. It feels right that we should do it this summer, to remember and pay tribute to Jane...”