The comic, tv and radio presenter is biking by means of three international locations on a modified Raleigh Chopper bike, common with kids within the Nineteen 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 kids’s charity enchantment.
Paddy McGuinness hopes to exceed the £6 million his BBC Radio 2 colleague Vernon Kay raised for Kids in Want 2023
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“Once I go on a motorcycle trip with Chris, I actually find out 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 by means of the rigours of the problem.
He added: “’No likey, no bikey’ simply isn’t an choice. 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 Kids in Want by getting peddling to boost as a lot cash as attainable for the charity.
“After seeing Vernon’s unbelievable efforts final 12 months… no strain then.”
Right here’s all the pieces we all know concerning the mammoth problem.
When is Paddy McGuinness’s biking problem for Kids in Want?
McGuinness set off from Wrexham, Wales, at 8.15am on Monday and can goal to reach in Glasgow, Scotland, on Friday morning.
The 300-mile route crosses by means of eight counties: Flintshire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire, Preston, Westmorland, Cumberland, Dumfriesshire and Lanarkshire.
Is he stopping on the way in which?
Sure. McGuinness is raring to fulfill as many locals as attainable 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 superstar 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 Kids in Want website here.
Updates are being broadcast stay on Radio 2 and BBC Sounds. BBC Radio 2’s social media accounts are additionally sharing loads of footage and movies from the problem.
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