TV presenter and radio host Paddy McGuinness says he has been “blown away” by support for his charity cycle ride from Wales to Scotland for BBC Children In Need. The Top Gear presenter began his journey, which he says he does not regret and will “hang on to forever”, on Monday at Wrexham AFC’s Racecourse Ground, and is expected to finish in Glasgow on Friday. The 51-year-old is undertaking the 300 miles of Radio 2’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge on his dream childhood bike, the Raleigh Chopper, with his bike painted in the colours of the charity’s mascot, Pudsey.
Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Friday, McGuinness said: “It’s drizzling, it’s dark and it’s freezing, but still people come out there. (Image: BBC) “I’ve been absolutely blown away by the amount of people, I’ve come all the way from Wrexham, out of Wales into England, up into Scotland, and I couldn’t tell you when there were bits where people weren’t stood on the roads. “It feels like every single person knows what’s going on, it’s amazing.
“It’s really a privilege to be a part of it, it’s a little moment in my life I’ll hang on to – it’s been lovely.” McGuinness set off on the last leg from Strathaven to Glasgow early on Friday morning and said he would miss the journey when he went back to his usual job presenting Radio 2’s Smile Every Sunday. He added: “The only regret is: I should have put better padding on top of that (bike seat), but other than that, absol.
