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After cycling 1,200 kilometres, this 10-year-old pride of Whitby hopped off his two wheels and jumped straight onto Coney Island’s famous Wonder Wheel to celebrate on Saturday.

It brought a whole new meaning to ending a journey on a high.

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And James Potvin did all of it to raise money in support of autism.

“He made it,” said Tricia Vita, of Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park in Brooklyn, New York. “It was an amazing thing to see.”

The boy and his dad, who were escorted through New York by Deno’s Bicycle Racing Team member James Russo, ended their two-week marathon bike ride with smiles on their faces.”

Their smiles were almost as big as the crowd on hand to congratulate them.

“It was very emotional,” said Vita. “It’s such a nice story.”

And an inspirational story.

James did not quite reach his target of raising $20,000 with his #ridejamesride effort.

“They are still trying to reach that goal,” said Vita, adding anyone who would still like to donate can do so by visiting www.ridejamesride.com.