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Greg James completes Comic Relief challenge, raising more than £4m
Greg James cycled 1,000km on a tandem bike with celebrity guests, raising over £4 million for Comic Relief during an eight-day challenge across the UK.
- On Friday, March 20, Greg James finished his tandem cycling challenge at Murrayfield after a 630-mile ride, broadcast live on BBC Morning Live.
- Starting the ride, James committed to cycling 1,000km across England, Wales and Scotland on a two-seater tandem, with celebrity guests including the Prince of Wales, for Comic Relief.
- Thousands of supporters lined the route and supporters cheered him during the final 70km as he was piped into Murrayfield by the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Pipes & Drums on Friday.
- Shortly after the finish it was confirmed the ride had so far raised more than £4 million for Comic Relief, organisers said the funds will support vulnerable people and community support.
- Prince William praised the effort, saying 'What you've done is set an example about helping out. That's the thing', while James told BBC Breakfast that 'My dad is very ill, he fell ill a couple of weeks ago and is still in hospital'.
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Greg James says William’s ‘royal glutes’ helped power him to finish 1,000km ride
The BBC Radio 1 breakfast host was speaking after crossing the finish line at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Friday. Greg James has paid tribute to the Prince of Wales’s “royal glutes”, which he said helped power him through part of his 1,000km cycling challenge to raise money for Comic Relief. Crowds of people gathered in Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Friday morning to watch James cross the finish line, eight days after he set out fr…
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