The comic, tv and radio presenter is biking via three nations on a modified Raleigh Chopper bike, widespread with kids 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 kids’s charity attraction.
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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“After I go on a motorcycle journey 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 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 help BBC Kids in Want by getting peddling to lift as a lot cash as attainable for the charity.
“After seeing Vernon’s unbelievable efforts final yr… no stress then.”
Right here’s every part 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 purpose 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 best way?
Sure. McGuinness is keen to satisfy 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 company are greeting him alongside the best way and serving to to cheer him on too.
Registrations to look at McGuinness alongside the route have now closed, however you possibly can monitor his progress by visiting the official ‘Paddy Tracker’ on the Kids in Want website 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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