Hot on the heels of Vernon Kay fellow Bolton TV and radio presenter Paddy McGuinness will be undertaking an ultimate endurance challenge for Children in Need. Vernon won the hearts of the nation after completing a 116 mile run to his beloved Bolton from Leicester last year and now fellow Radio 2 presenter Paddy is gearing up for a cycle ride through three nations, starting in Wales, travelling through England and finishing in Scotland — on a iconic BBC Children in Need customised Raleigh Chopper bike. Paddy will start his Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge during the Breakfast Show on Monday, November 11 and will pedal almost 300 miles, starting in Wrexham.
Picture credit: BBC The route will take him through eight counties – Flintshire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire - including a stop at Preston, where Radio 2 in the Park took place in Moor Park earlier this month – onto Westmorland, Cumberland, Dumfriesshire and Lanarkshire, and he is aiming to finish at on Friday, November 15 November morning in Glasgow. Paddy will be passing through and stopping off at villages and towns along the way to meet as many Radio 2 listeners as possible as they cheer him on and help him to raise much needed funds that will help make life lighter for children across the UK. The need has never been greater as right now BBC Children in Need is only able to help one in eight of the organisations who ask for money.
Paddy said : “I’ll be cycling from Wrexham to Glasgow. That’s 300 miles, .