The Tour de France it was not — but that did not stop some of London’s top sale-and-purchase brokers from donning their Lycra for a bike ride in the Welsh countryside in aid of charity.

The event, which raised more than £30,000 ($36,830), was held to mark the 100th anniversary of UK-based shipowner Graig Shipping.

A wet and windy September morning saw 75 riders embark on the 100km ride on a route that took them up the Graigwen into the stunning Welsh hills.