Mrs Tomlinson has 300 miles to go

The 40-year-old cancer sufferer has been cycling an average of 65 miles a day on a tandem with her brother Luke Goward, 39, for the last 30 days.

They have now cycled about 1,600 miles since setting off from Rome and hope to arrive in Leeds on 7 June.

On Wednesday, Mrs Tomlinson announced she had raised �112,000 so far.

"We were hoping to achieve �100,000 by the time we got off the bike. To break that figure now, five days before we finish, is fantastic," she said.

"The donations have all been from the public and it's amazing that people supported us and I'm very grateful and hopefully the funds will help other people in the future."

Jane Tomlinson and her brother have cycled from Rome

The duo have five days cycling left and the mother-of-three has continued despite suffering immense pain from her cancer and sleepless nights.

After setting off from St Peter's Square, they travelled through Florence, Siena, Pisa, Monte Carlo, Lyons, Paris and Amiens before arriving in Folkestone on Monday.

The route took in the 1,909 metre-high Mont Ventoux, known as the "ultimate cycling challenge".

After their rest day in London, Mrs Tomlinson and her brother will now ride on to Oxford before travelling to Solihull on Friday, Nottingham on Saturday and Macclesfield on Sunday.

Mrs Tomlinson hopes to be home in Rothwell on Monday 7 June.