'A herculean task' - Paddy McGuinness completes 300-mile Raleigh Chopper ride, raising over £7m for charity

'Every morning when I woke up, everything was aching,' says TV presenter after five-day challenge

Paddy McGuinness with a Raleigh Chopper
(Image credit: Fusion Media)

British TV and radio presenter Paddy McGuinness has completed a gruelling and emotional 300-mile charity ride aboard a Raleigh Chopper.

The British personality pedalled from Wrexham to Glasgow, crossing from Wales, through England to Scotland across five days, and raising money for Children in Need. At the point he finished his ride on Friday morning, McGuinness had raised an astonishing £7,556,000.

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Tom Davidson
Senior News and Features Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed