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Two brothers are cycling the length and breadth of the country via every Premier League and Football League club in the hope of raising £10,000 for charity.

Phil and Richard Milbourne are undertaking the 2,300 mile challenge around the 92 grounds for Breast Cancer Care and the British Liver Trust after both charities helped their parents, Andrew and Lorna, through illness.

Phil, 31, who plays, coaches and is a matchday announcer for basketball team Reading Rockets said: "We wanted to do something to say thanks to our parents.

"It's a way of showing our appreciation for them.

"It's the sort of thing kids do in their life so we thought this would be quite a nice thing to do.

"We're both fairly sports mad and we thought football grounds would get more attention so this would be a different challenge for us."

The pair began on Monday, July 27 from Cambridge's Addenbrookes Hospital and plan to finish on Wednesday, August 26 at Upton Park, home of West Ham United.

They arrived at Reading FC's Madejski Stadium on Monday, August 17 and were greeted by some of Reading Rockets' supporters and friends.

Richard, a teacher, is a basketball National League player for CWA Fury who are based in King's Lynn.

The pair, who will be auctioning off signed shirts and footballs which they have been given by clubs on the ride, have raised more than £5,600 to date for the two charities and are hoping to reach £10,000 ultimately.

"Our parents are both benefiting from much-improved health," said Phil.

"So the aim is to raise as much money as possible for these two amazing charities."

If you would like to support the brothers, head to their website www.pedalforpounds.co.uk