BBC Radio 1 presenter Greg James will cycle 1,000km (630 miles) – many of the size of the UK – on a tandem as a part of a charity problem for Crimson Nostril Day subsequent month.
James will begin in Weymouth on the south coast on 13 March, and expects to spend eight hours a day within the saddle over eight days. He plans to complete the journey in Edinburgh on 20 March, the date of Crimson Nostril Day, the annual fundraising occasion run by Comedian Aid.
Talking to the Press Affiliation, James, who turned 40 in December, described himself as “mad” for taking over the journey.
“I do suppose it will likely be a ridiculous problem, and one which I don’t know whether or not or not I can do. However I’m going to attempt it,” he stated.
“A bit of little bit of ache is definitely worth the total purpose of elevating a great deal of cash for Comedian Aid.”
James’s newest tandem problem has been dubbed ‘Radio 1’s Longest Trip’.
“I stated I’d by no means, ever do it once more, so why am I sitting right here in lycra?” he stated in a video shared on Instagram on Thursday morning. “I can’t consider I’m saying this, however I’m taking over a brand new problem for Comedian Aid, 10 years on from the primary one.”
James added that he selected a tandem as a result of he “thought that was kind of humorous – now I’m kind of regretting {that a} bit”. He’ll journey each alone and joined by “shock friends”, the Comedian Aid web site says, prone to embody different presenters and celebrities.
“I’m doing one thing humorous for cash, one thing that’s going to be painful for me, pleasing so that you can watch me undergo,” James stated.
The radio DJ informed the Mirror that his spouse, writer Bella Mackie, thinks he’s a “maniac” for taking over the journey.
In 2024, TV and radio character Paddy McGuinness rode virtually 500km (300 miles) on a Raleigh Chopper, and raised £7.5 million for Youngsters in Want.
Donations to James’s tandem problem will be made on Comedian Aid’s web site.