'Time to end 8,000-mile stadiums cycle challenge'

Mark Crowther said his last challenge was to celebrate Luton being in the Premiere League and raising awareness for four charitiesA devoted football fan says completing his third and final mammoth cycling challenge on the day his club could remain in the Premier League is the "perfect time to stop".

Mark Crowther, 57, from Milton Keynes, has biked to 162 football grounds, ridden more than 8,000 miles, and raised about £32,000 for charities since 2021.

The Luton Town fan, known as Mad Hatter Mark, said riding to West Ham to see his beloved team try to take a step towards staying in the top flight will be extremely "emotional".

"I now want to go to games and do what [normal] fans do," he said.

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