Land's End to John O'Groats Archives

Land’s End to John O’Groats

Sarah Ruggins record attempt John o’ Groats

History-maker Sarah Ruggins smashes outright world record for cycling from John o’ Groats to Land’s End and back, after illness left her unable to walk as a teenager

Dr Ruggins, who bought her first bike in 2023, has beaten James MacDonald’s JOGLEJOG record by seven hours, completing the epic 2,700km ride in five days, 11 hours, and 14 minutes

Fri, May 16, 2025 18:50

Video: New film follows penny farthing rider as he breaks 133-year-old Land’s End to John O’Groats record

Richard Thoday rode the end-to-end in 4 days 11 hours and 52 minutes - and raised over £10k for Children in Need

Sun, Nov 17, 2019 22:16

81-year-old aiming to be oldest woman to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats hits halfway point

Mavis Paterson has backing from stars including Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome - and Ineos has chipped in £10,000 sponsorship too

Mon, Jun 10, 2019 13:07

John O’Groats sign (Licensed CC BY 2.0 on Flickr by Rob Faulkner).jpg

Cycling UK outlines plans for off-road Land’s End to John O’Groats route

90 per cent of 1,000-mile route using right-to-roam legislation to be open by 2020, the rest will take a little longer to develop

Sun, Sep 23, 2018 15:29

Ian To LEJOG record attempt (picture via Plejog on Twitter).jpg

Ian To abandons Land’s End to John O’Groats record attempt

37-year-old was 25 hours into attempt and had covered more than half the 840 miles when he was forced to stop

Sun, May 20, 2018 13:27

Dominic Irvine and Charlie Mitchell on ther way to smashing the LEJOG tandem record

Interview: Dom Irvine on smashing the LEJOG tandem record

"Never take your leg off the bike," says triumphant tandemist

Thu, May 07, 2015 18:51

Dom Irvine and Charlie Mitchell smash LEJOG tandem record after half a century

Dominic Irvine and Charlie Mitchell knock five hours off record that has stood since 1966

Thu, May 07, 2015 03:21

Charlie Mitchell and Dominic Irvine (©Joolz Dymond)

Third time lucky? Dom Irvine sets out on another Land’s End – John O’Groats tandem record attempt

Irvine and Charlie Mitchell off to storming start this morning

Tue, May 05, 2015 10:01

LEJOG tandem record attempt now live

Will it be second time lucky for record hopefuls Dominic Irvine and Glenn Longland?

Sat, May 03, 2014 14:53

Deloitte RAB 2012 – An Adventure Day 9 – The Final Instalment

The final day dawns and the excitement around the camp is tangible. This would be the day we reached the end of our journey, the last day of riding 100 miles on my bike. (Let’s face it, after this it might be the last time I ever get on my bike...)

Mon, Oct 22, 2012 17:29