The comic, tv and radio presenter is biking via three international locations on a modified Raleigh Chopper bike, standard with youngsters within the Seventies.
His bicycle selection is making the problem even tougher because the Chopper fashions have simply three gears and aren’t precisely constructed to be ridden for 300-mile journeys.
McGuinness, 51, hopes to exceed the £6 million Kay raised for the BBC’s annual youngsters’s charity enchantment.
Paddy McGuinness hopes to exceed the £6 million his BBC Radio 2 colleague Vernon Kay raised for Youngsters in Want 2023
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“Once I go on a motorbike trip with Chris, I actually learn about it, as a result of he pushes me to my absolute limits.”
McGuinness has packed padded shorts and loads of anti-chafing cream to assist him get via the rigours of the problem.
He added: “’No likey, no bikey’ simply isn’t an possibility. As a child, I didn’t have a lot and was actually jealous of my mates driving round on these [Chopper] bikes, so I’m actually honoured to assist BBC Youngsters in Want by getting peddling to lift as a lot cash as potential for the charity.
“After seeing Vernon’s unbelievable efforts final 12 months… no stress then.”
Right here’s every part we all know concerning the mammoth problem.
When is Paddy McGuinness’s biking problem for Youngsters in Want?
McGuinness set off from Wrexham, Wales, at 8.15am on Monday and can intention to reach in Glasgow, Scotland, on Friday morning.
The 300-mile route crosses via eight counties: Flintshire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire, Preston, Westmorland, Cumberland, Dumfriesshire and Lanarkshire.
Is he stopping on the way in which?
Sure. McGuinness is keen to fulfill as many locals as potential as they cheer him on and he’s additionally calling in to Radio 2 to share common updates on how he’s progressing.
Loads of celeb friends are greeting him alongside the way in which and serving to to cheer him on too.
Registrations to observe McGuinness alongside the route have now closed, however you’ll be able to observe his progress by visiting the official ‘Paddy Tracker’ on the Youngsters in Want web site right here.
Updates are being broadcast dwell on Radio 2 and BBC Sounds. BBC Radio 2’s social media accounts are additionally sharing loads of photos and movies from the problem.
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