On Friday 6th September a team of 22 cyclists set off from Clapham Common to cycle 220 miles to Paris via Newhaven and Dieppe. Accompanied by a team of four supporters in two vans, the cyclists safely reached Paris on Sunday 8th September.

The ride was the latest challenge Louise McVaddy's family and friends have completed since her sudden and tragic death from an adrenal tumour in June 2010, along with her unborn son Michael.

When the cyclists arrived in Paris they all rode together for the last mile. Regan, Louise's husband said: "We just took over the whole side of the road and were amazed how many people cheered us in and took photos, it was fantastic."

Several members of the cyclists' families were at the Eiffel Tower to greet them.

Louise's mother Irene said: "When the cyclists turned the corner to cross the Pont d'Iena with the Trocadero in the background it was a magic and amazing moment and we all cheered. Everyone concerned was ecstatic and very emotional. Needless to say there was much merriment that night, lasting until the next morning in some cases!" A week earlier, on 31st August, 12 of Louise's girlfriends and family calling themselves The Mick-a-Lou's completed The Nuts Challenge in Dorking.

The Nuts Challenge is a gruelling physical event designed by personnel from the British Special Forces. Together, the cycle ride and The Nuts Challenge raised £15,472.27 for ENS@T (European National Study of Adrenal Tumours) to enable further research into this very rare condition.

There is still more money to come in, including £5,000 raised by local firm Priory Mechanical Services at their Corporate Golf Day on Friday 6th September.

Together with the money raised in 2011 and 2012 this brings the total raised to an astonishing £90,000.

For further information about Louise and Michael's story, the challenges and to make a donation, please visit www.justgiving.com/teams/louiseandmichael2013.