Scots cyclists raise £100k in epic challenge from Glasgow to Athens

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Thighs of Steel completed the challenge to raise funds for a migrant charity.

A group of cyclists have completed their Glasgow to Athens challenge, raising almost £100,000, surviving a vomiting bug and getting to pet a baby rescue piglet along the way.

"What was incredible about that, though, was how those who weren't ill stepped up to look after everyone else, cooking us plain pasta with salt and olive oil. Fellow cyclist Tammy Friend, 38, a speech and language therapy student, said that "one person's puncture is everyone's puncture", adding: "The 'all in it together' vibe of Thighs of Steel is a unique and special thing."

When the group reached the peak, they "rolled down the hill for falafel and beers at a local bike shop, Vicious Cycles Athens.

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