A WORDSLEY man has been counting the cash after he completed a 10 day cycle ride from Land's End to John O' Groats.

David Attwood, aged 60, was representing the Rotary Club of Dudley and reckons his efforts should raise close on £10,000 for their End Polio Now campaign.

But the intrepid chartered accountant doesn't intend to stop at that, he's already planning a much more daunting challenge of cycling across the Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean next year.

The ride will see him cover around 450 miles in just four and half days, with the added test of climbing 38,000 ft in the process.

He said: "There's 17 major climbs involved. It means covering 100 miles of really testing terrain every day - but I know what to expect. I've cycled in the Pyrenees before."

Mr Attwood, who has been cycling since the age of 12, added: "I used to take it very seriously and competed in races and time trials.

"But cycling had to take a back seat when I started concentrating on my career. Now I've reached 60 and I get older, suddenly there's a bucket list of things to do."