They've got sore legs and have travelled hundreds of miles but they can be sure that they have raised thousands of dollars.

The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art's charity ride 'The Wheel of Fortune Last Hurrah' has finished after

Tom Butterfield, Michael Hamer and Jay Nichols rode from St. Remy, in the South of France, to Lyme Regis, in the south west UK.

Fittingly Lyme Regis was the birthplace of Sir George Somers.

The Mayor and the Town Crier of Lyme Regis, as well as hundreds of spectators, met the trio as they rode in.

The Mayor gave them sand from the beach that Sir George Somers left from on June 2, 1609, and Mr. Butterfield gave them some of Bermuda's pink sand. The aim was for Mr. Butterfield to take the sand to Gates Bay where Sir George and his crew came ashore later in 1609.

During their bike ride, the three men rode over hills, through rain, wind and thunder and 30 miles from the end, Mr. Butterfield suffered a gash on his knee when he gashed his leg on the pedal.

"Over the years and thousands of miles, a few stitches says that we are in pretty good shape," said Mr. Butterfield.

He said it was a tiring journey, but along the way they met some great people, saw some beautiful scenery and ended it all with a wonderful reception at Lyme Regis, which "we will all remember for many years to come".

To donate contact the Masterworks Foundation on 236-2950.