The Olympia to Olympics cyclists. Picture: Tim Stubbings Photography

A torchbearer from Canterbury is among 27 cyclists due to arrive at the London 2012 stadium this weekend after riding 1,500 miles from the birthplace of the Olympics in Greece.

Jerome Condry, his brother Felix and father Ed, Canon Treasurer of Canterbury Cathedral, set off from Olympus on June 30 and have so far cycled through Italy and Switzerland.

The experienced cyclists, aged from 21 to 62, are taking part in the challenge in a bid to raise £50,000 for the Kent Air Ambulance.

The group has cycled an average of 10 hours and 100 miles every day and burned off about 6,000 calories each - fuelled by the equivalent of 10kg of potatoes, 600 bananas or 15 Christmas cakes.

They are expected to arrive at Canterbury Cathedral at 4pm today.

At midday on Sunday they will stop off at the Air Ambulance base at Marden before arriving at Stratford at about 4.30pm.

Jerome, 21, who went to Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, will carry the torch through Chatham next Friday.

The cyclists have so far raised £38,000 for the Air Ambulance, which relies almost entirely on donations and receives no statutory government funding.

To sponsor them, visit www.kent.fundraiseairambulance.co.uk/o2o_2012 or text AIR OLYMPICS to 70300.