After a few hour's sleep on the floor of the South Harting scout hut, we set off in the drizzle for our final ride. Our spirits were not dampened though and it was great to ride through the familiar terrain of the South Downs. As we pedaled the last few miles, my mind wandered back to the rides we completed earlier in Spain and France... It felt like we had become an extremely close-knit team having slogged our way over many mountain passes and sweated against many headwinds together every day for two weeks. We have got to know one and other very well having cycled, camped and dined together day after day. We have come to trust and depend on each other greatly. So many of the group have gained my complete respect over the course of the journey, for a variety of reasons. At different times, people have persevered through real adversity, slept under canvas through heavy storms, overcome painful injury, shown great athleticism, displayed incredible empathy and altruism, shown amazing ingenuity, kept a great sense of humour and so on. The challenge somehow seemed to bring out the very best from everyone. I felt privileged to be part of this group and to have met such an inspirational team. The 3 cycling sub-groups met up in West Chiltington and then rolled across the finish line in Coneyhurst as one. It felt so rewarding to have made it, to have overcome every obstacle thrown at us and successfully reach journey's end. We were cheered on by our family and friends and we posed for a final group photograph. As the beers began to flow, we had a fabulous barbeque and several home-made desserts (again thanks to the One Mile Closer 'family' of supporters). Signed group photographs were given to all members of the support team and Helen and Miriam received a particularly loud cheer - they have kept us fed superbly and have given so, so much to make the challenge a success. They have really humbled all the riders with their dedication to the cause! Before we all said our goodbyes in the late afternoon, our thoughts turned to Rob, James, Vaughan and Jack who are terribly missed but who provided the inspiration for the whole challenge. Beyond our 'pedal home from the Pyrenees', they inspire us always to share our positive spirit - just as they did every day of their lives. We hope that all our fundraising efforts will make a real difference to the students of Nalango School in Uganda. There could not be a more worthwhile cause. Thank you all for your good wishes and support.