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'It's an honour': Paddy McGuinness completes charity bike ride

Paddy McGuinness has said it was an "honour" to ride 300 miles from Wales to Scotland on a kids' bike in aid of the BBC's Children in Need charity.

"It was such a joy, I can't even call it a challenge," said the BBC Radio 2 presenter.

The former Top Gear and Question of Sport host, 51, has raised more than £7.5m on his five-day journey.

15 November 2024

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Hampshire & Isle of Wight

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Stoke & Staffordshire

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Coventry & Warwickshire

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Stoke & Staffordshire

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Chris McCausland wearing a stripey jumper and smiling sits on a sofa in a BBC office.

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King Charles shaking hands with Pedro Pascal, with Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington and Paul Mescal standing nearby

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