Paddy McGuinness is gearing up for the challenge of his life - and knows the pressure is on after Vernon Kay's incredible Children in Need efforts last time! Paddy will start his Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge during the Radio 2 Breakfast Show on November 11 and will pedal almost 300 miles, starting in Wrexham, north Wales. The route will take him through more counties – Flintshire, Cheshire, Merseyside and Lancashire - including a stop at Preston, where Radio 2 in the Park took place in Moor Park earlier this month. Then it is onto Westmorland, Cumberland, Dumfriesshire and Lanarkshire, and he is aiming to finish at on Friday November 15 morning in Glasgow.
Paddy says he knows the heat is very much on after seeing what his pal Vernon achieved last year but will have plenty of support. Chatting earlier, Paddy said: “I’ll be cycling from Wrexham to Glasgow. That’s 300 miles, eight counties and three nations.
‘No likey, no bikey’ just isn’t an option! As a kid, I didn’t have much and used to be really jealous of my mates riding around on those bikes, so I’m really honoured to support BBC Children in Need by getting peddling to raise as much money as possible for the charity. After seeing Vernon’s incredible efforts last year - no pressure then!” Vernon, who raised over £6million last year for BBC Children in Need with his Ultra ULTRA Marathon, said: “I know exactly what Paddy will be going through so I and the rest of our Radio 2 buddies will be suppor.