Cycling trio fight off colds as they head deep inside Turkey

* Out of Istanbul and into the Turkish countryside.

It was chesty colds all round last week for the three Llangollen area lads making their way overland by bike to Thailand.

Dyfan Hughes, 17, James Thomas, 18, and Louis Dennis, 18, had never ridden a bike further than the shop near their homes when they set out on their 18-month quest to reach Asia this summer.

Once there they aim to meet up with their friend Harrison who moved to Thailand six months ago after his dad died from a heart attack and to raise money for heart research. 

We last looked in on them as they reached Istanbul and decided to take a few days' well-earned rest in the bustling Turkish capital.

They had contemplated trying to get tickets for the Galatasaray match which was on but were warned off by a local who said it was too dangerous for foreigners to try to buy them.

However, there was time to take a look a the famous Blue Mosque after being earlier turned away because they were wearing only shorts and t-shirts.  

It was soon time to hit the road again and continue striking out into the expanse of the Turkish countryside, battling their way through lots of rain - and starting to feel the first affects of the cold they had all picked up, which came with coughs and sore throats.

Luckily the weather turned warm and dry again but there was more bike trouble for Dyf which took three hours for the local repair shop to fix for him before it was back in the saddle.    

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