Stuart Douglas (20) was part of a team of 70 who took part in the organisation's fundraiser last month.

During the four-day ride Stuart and his colleagues averaged between 70 and 80 miles a day as they travelled through the Kent countryside, across the channel to Calais and past the former battlefields of the Somme region on their way to Paris.

They arrived in the French capital the day before the world's leading cyclists got there at the end of their three-week slog around France and, just like the Tour riders, rode up the Champs Elysees and round the Arc d'Triomphe before finishing at the Trocadero Gardens across from the Eiffel Tower.

It's not the first time Stuart has hit the road in support of Christian Aid — last year he took part in a 1,000-mile walk around the UK.

Stuart said: "Christian Aid is a charity that is about empowering the world's poorest and most vulnerable communities, allowing them to lift themselves out of the poverty and injustice that they face.

"The ride was a huge challenge. At points I wasn't sure if I could keep going but I just thought of the £100,000 that the team of 70 of us cycling for Christian Aid will have raised and the difference it can make to so many others."

So far Stuart has raised almost £800 from his efforts on the ride, putting him two-thirds of the way towards his target of £1,200, and is naturally keen to get as close to that figure as he can.

He said: "Anyone wanting to sponsor me can go to www.justgiving.com/stuartdouglas where they can donate safely and securely online."