A 12 HOUR spinathon challenge pitted ten Wiltshire leisure centres against each other in a test to decide what town was the fittest and raise money on World Alzheimer's Day.

Each leisure centre used two static bikes and had teams of people sign up for 20 minute cycling slots in a race to see how far they could travel.

Staff and customers travelled nearly 3,000 miles on the static bikes, in aid of world Alzheimer’s Day last Thursday.

James Bassett-Smith, 26, is the manager of Devizes Leisure Centre which won the challenge by clocking up 806km.

Over 50 people took part at the Devizes centre, with well wishers cheering on cyclists as crowds dug deep for the charity.

Mr Bassett-Smith said: “We were pretty competitive with the other leisure centres, tweeting them during the day about how far we were and chasing each other.

“I was stood by the entrance to the leisure centre for most of the day, dancing to the music we had on and encouraging people to get involved.

“We had two bikes, one was always a member of staff and one was always a member of the public.”

Following Devizes came Calne, travelling 727km and Springfield Centre in Corsham was just behind on 720km.

Other centres taking part were Amesbury Leisure Centre, Five Rivers in Salisbury, Nadder Centre in Tisbury, Marlborough Leisure Centre, Pewsey Leisure Centre, Durrington Leisure Centre and Tidworth Leisure Centre.

Wiltshire charity Alzheimer's Support thanked the keen athletes for taking part in the 7am-7pm event and Babs Harris, CEO of Alzheimer's Support said: "This was a fantastic event and we want to say a huge thank you to the leisure centre staff who organised this in their centres and to everyone who joined in.

"Some people had only gone into their leisure centre for a swim and ended up on the bikes. It was a great communal effort with some very good-hearted rivalry between the centres, and a lot of fun as well."

The total amount of funds raised is still be counted, with a result expected next week.