Westheads are 'coming home for Dyf '- but will finish their journey

In their latest update from China the Westheads say that after coming home to support their injured friend's recovery from an horrific accident they will be resuming and finishing their cycling marathon to Thailand, with him by their side. 

Dyfan Hughes, 19 from Llangollen, was seriously hurt in a collision with a truck as he and his two friends were riding through China on their mammoth road trip.

He recently had major surgery and about a week ago gave a positive social media update on his condition.

When the accident happened the Westheads - also 19-year-olds Louis Dennis from Garth and James Thomas from Wrexham - were on one of the final stages of their 10,000-mile cycling trip to Thailand in memory of Tony Edge, the father of their friend Harrison, who died following a heart attack in 2024 and along the way raising money for the British Heart Foundation.

In today's update from China, Louis says to camera: "In the past 13 months we’ve cycled 12,000km through 17 different countries and we’ve raised over £50,000 for the British Heart Foundation in memory of our friend's dad.

"This has been the best time of our lives and we couldn’t have done it without the amazing support we’ve received since the day we left.

"We are coming home for Dyf’s rehabilitation after the unfortunate accident. We are going to get through this together and once Dyf’s fully fit we will be back to finish our journey.

"We’re looking forward to getting back to Wales and seeing our families and friends after such a long time! And we will still be posting consistently at home about Dyf’s rehab and other side quests in and around the UK!"