While some children lazed away their summer glued to a TV screen, Pip Sayer was pedalling through hundreds of miles of fresh air.

The ten-year-old completed the famous Land's End to John O' Groats route, clocking up 1,059 miles and raising £2,000 for charity.

Pip, of Bradford Road, Shipley, left Land's End in Cornwall on August 4 with dad Pete, 58, and brother, Lenny, 28, and spent the best part of three weeks cycling towards Scotland's renowned tip.

"My favourite bit was between Perth and Aviemore," said Pip.

"It was bleak. There was a nice cycle track and views of mountains. And the wind was behind us, which was blowing us along."

The ride, however, was no flight of fancy, as mum Gail Smith explained: "We don't own a car so most of our journeys are made by bike.

"We try and cycle whenever we can. Pip's been on a bike since just after he was born. We had a baby trailer for him and we used to wheel him around, so we are very much a cycling family."

Despite the family's biking heritage, Miss Smith said she still felt apprehensive when Pip set out.

"I wasn't convinced he would make it, but he's proved us wrong. I'm really proud," she said.

The route took in national landmarks, such as the Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol and the Lake District and included a rest day in Lenny's home city of Manchester.

"I was pleased with myself. I wasn't tired exactly," said Pip. "I could have gone on for quite a long time because I was just used to it by that time.

"My bike was good. It was the only one that didn't break! My dad and brother had problems. Half of the wheels got replaced."

Pip has started back at school, but is already dreaming of new challenges, including the North Sea Cycle Route, which takes in Britain and northern Europe up to Norway. He would also like to ride from the top to the bottom of France.

The Shipley CE Primary School pupil is splitting the cash fifty-fifty between Oxfam and National Cycle Network charity, Sustrans.

Sustrans Yorkshire area manager Dave Stevens said: "Pip's achievement is inspirational. He's only ten and he's cycled more than I've cycled in my life.

"It illustrates what Sustrans is all about. We are trying to encourage walking and cycling as part of everyday life .

"We are all worried about global warming, we are all worried about obesity and going for a walk and a bike ride goes towards tackling those problems."

e-mail: jonathan.walton@bradford.newsquest.co.uk