SWNS
<p>An 82-year-old British gran has broken the world record for the oldest woman ever to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats. <br><br>Gina Harris took 28 days to pedal 960 miles from Cornwall to Scotland, raising thousands of pounds for domestic abuse charities along the way.<br><br>The grandmother-of-five celebrated her epic journey with a huge slab of chocolate cake when she arrived at John O’Groats on June 23.<br><br>Gina, who turned 82 in April this year, is now the oldest woman ever to cycle the length of Britain.<br><br>Mavis Paterson, from Dumfries and Galloway, in Scotland, is currently the oldest woman to complete the gruelling feat, at the age of 81.<br><br>GIna, a retired photographer and gardener, only began cycling when she turned 50 and has previously ridden around parts of Europe and the US.<br><br>She was inspired by 87-year-old Laurence Brophy, the oldest man to have successfully completed the ‘end-to-end' challenge in 2019. <br><br>Gina, from Birmingham, said: "I rode my old steel touring bike and carried my luggage which was a combined weight of more than 30kg.</p>