TEN Kirklees Council workers have used pedal power to raise £1,600 for African children.
The men, who work for Kirklees Council's highways department, cycled from Huddersfield to Blackpool on Saturday.
They were waved off from St George's Square by Kirklees mayor Clr Margaret Fearnley and cycled 64 miles before reaching the finishing post at Blackpool Tower.
They completed the ride to raise the cash for the Disasters Emergency Committee's Niger Crisis Appeal.
The appeal was launched by the DEC several weeks ago to send aid and food to starving children in Niger.
Tim Robinson, who works for the highways development control department, organised the sponsored ride.
Mr Robinson, of Birchencliffe, said: "I saw Jeremy Vine doing the DEC appeal on the BBC a while ago and it showed all these children suffering.
"I have two children of my own and I felt guilty about the lifestyle they have compared with children in Niger.
"I thought about donating and then decided to make more money by organising the bike ride.
"Initially we hoped to raise around £500, but we have tripled that so I'm really pleased."
The 10 cyclists were Mr Robinson, Simon Tidswell, Khaleel Mohammed, Stuart Hampson, Chris Dunn, Andrew Tomlinson, Farhad Hatibi, Jow Walker, Joe Malik and Daniel Preston.
They trained in their lunch hours, riding from the highways base in Fartown to villages around Huddersfield.
They were supported on their sponsored cycle by William Pearson and Rosie Gilson, who drove the support vehicle donated by Ember Rentals of Huddersfield.
Mr Robinson said: "Without the support drivers we couldn't have done it."
They were also grateful to Yorkshire Water, who provided bottles of water, and Tesco, who donated food for the trip.
