Friends in a hurry to cycle length of the country

Two years ago, Martin Wardley bought himself a bike to get aroundBath.

This week, he's in the middle of an ambitious attempt to ride 900miles - in just seven days.

The 42-year-old IT consultant and musician from Bath has joined afriend on a journey from Land's End to John O'Groats - a trip mostfundraising cyclists earmark a fortnight for.

Martin is raising money for the international children'sorganisation Unicef, while his friend Jamie Lyall, 34, is backing ahospice in his native Midlands.

The longest leg of the journey, which has been dogged by rain, isa stint of 150 miles and the pair have been hard at work trainingfor the ride.

They set off …