ONE of the most arduous cycle challenges ever attempted in the UK will take a break in Meldon this Sunday (June 19). Ten cyclists from around the UK will be attempting the Race Against Time from Land?s End to John O?Groats in just five days ? pedalling a breathtaking 200 miles a day. Their aim is to raise £20,000 for Aids orphans in Africa. Most riders take almost two weeks to cycle end to end, but the ten challengers say they have to do it faster to reflect the urgency of the HIV/Aids crisis in South Africa. Their slog begins from the tip of Cornwall on Sunday as they head to Bristol for their first overnight stop, aiming to reach the famous Scottish landmark five days later on Thursday, June 23. The ten cyclists ? nine men and one woman ? are testing their stamina to the limit. The charity organising the challenge, the Bishop Simeon Trust, says every penny of the money raised will go to the work in South Africa, thanks to sponsorship by online bookmakers SportingOdds.com and professional video system suppliers Leitch Technology. Clare Ella from Lincoln, the only woman in the team, has no qualms about taking on the challenge of cycling with nine men. Having met some of the orphans first hand, Clare, 36, said it was the memory of their faces when she arrived with food and blankets that would keep her going through the toughest stretches of the ride. ?I also hate being left behind on a stretch of road so I?ll be making sure I keep up!? she vowed. Another team member, Derek Boocock, 48 from Bradford, said for him the challenge was just a warm-up, as he was planning to cycle the same route non-stop without a single break later this year. Race director Ciarán Doran has brought the team together from many parts of the country. ?Only five of the riders have experience of long distance cycling, and some only bought race bikes last autumn, so they?ve been training incredibly hard for eight months,? said Ciarán. ?It just goes to prove that anyone out there can start from scratch like we have done and make a difference to the lives of people less fortunate than ourselves.? Though the event had been planned long before Live8, Ciarán added the riders were looking forward to cycling past Gleneagles where the G8 summit will be held, and drawing more attention to poverty and injustice in Africa. In Africa, one person dies from the Aids virus every 15 seconds. By the time the riders have come to the end of their five-day journey, 28,800 people will have succumbed to the virus across the continent.