Keep It Up - Stephen Brighton has completed the ride to Brighton

He's got a sore bum but has won plenty of admiration.

Stephen Brighton and the rest of the Huddersfield Town pedallers are on their way to raising £250,000.

The money raised will be split between the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Huddersfield Town’s academy.

And some of them, including Huddersfield Town chairman Dean Hoyle, are looking forward to a hat-trick of bike rides.

The 170 Pedal for Pounds 2 cyclists fought through the pain barrier as they cycled from Huddersfield to Brighton.

Among the cyclists were Town chairman Dean Hoyle, club legend Andy Booth and Colne Valley MP Jason McCartney.

Christopher Scrivener, 20, rode on tandem with Stephen Harrison, 56. What makes the duo’s journey all that more remarkable is that Christopher is blind and Stephen spent 15 years in rehabilitation after a sports injury – and they competed the ride on a 50-year-old bike.

Christopher said: “It was a challenge but well worth while, being on tandem wasn’t a problem because we’d practiced before so the communication was great. But whoever says it’s downhill once you hit Sheffield is wrong.”

Colne Valley MP Jason McCartney also joined the ride. He said: “It was hard but worth it and what a fantastic game for us at the end of it all. I’m on my way to raising almost £1,600 and I’m so thankful to everyone who has sponsored me. There was one lad who was 14, others in their 60s, there was some on a tandem and a group of girls in their pink shirts, it really was a great community effort. It wasn’t until I was on the coach on the way back travelling at 70mph that the distance we’d travelled really hit me. I’d be happy to do it next season – I just hope it’s ahead of the Burnley or Barnsley game,” he joked.

A massive congratulations to everybody who took part, Stephen is now off to put his feet up!