Day 12: We only went and did it!
Wadebridge to Land's End (102k, 1429m elevation), 5.5 hours

Who can believe 12 days ago we were 1005 miles away in misty John O'Groats with no idea of what the next 12 days would bring.

Today we rolled in to bright sunshine over Land's End absolutely elated that all 12 riders crossed the line as a team and with our support crew. We flipping did it!

Obviously today's ride wasn't without hiccups: Vicky was riding with a broken shoe meaning she couldn't get her foot out after getting it in. Matt had to ride on Dan's gravel bike with no cleats making every hill and push harder. 

After a green and hilly start we found ourselves fighting for our lives with the traffic on the A30 until we thought better of it and escaped to the back roads. We were just so desperate to finish! 

Then, after finding our first Cornish pasty for a quick last day lunch, Vicky's tyre burst and needed completely replacing with just 30k to go. Thankfully Dan and Bannon were on hand! Bannon raced back from Birmingham dressed in his JOGLE t-shirt obviously with a sixth sense he was needed. 

As the puncture got sorted, the team's excitement started to build; we could begin to smell the finish line. BUT... there were still hills... and more hills... Legs were throbbing, lungs were puffing and brains felt pretty mangled at this point. 

We breathed salvation on reaching the beach front at Penzance - what a stunning backdrop to start our last 15k. 

Eventually we were one kilometer from Land's End and just managed a pre-finish pow-wow to congratulate each other before embracing family and friends. Those ciders slipped down exceptionally quickly - even Dan's!

What a finish! Riding down to the end point we could see crowds of supporters waiting for us with balloons, fizz, cheers, love and even medals! The relief, elation and sheer buzz was felt throughout the group. What an ending to an incredible journey together. Right at the front were Nick's family. We really really hope we did you proud. 

Thank you to everyone who came down today; you have no idea how absolutely brilliant it was to see you all at the end of this journey. It's been hard but it's been worth every pedal. Thank you to everyone back home and online. Your support, love and care has truly kept us going. 

And the fundraising has rocketed to £33,445 for Nick's charity, The Royal Marsden. Thank you so much everyone.

JOGLEforNICK has been an honour and an experience to never forget. 

We are now crawling into bed, drinking, eating, or driving the mini buses back to Woking. Day 12 done!