This morning at 6.45am Paddy set off for the final 18.5 miles of his incredible cycling challenge, completing almost 300 miles from Wrexham to Glasgow across 5 days, through Wales, England and Scotland.... all on a little Raleigh Chopper which he’s nicknamed Patch!
The total at 6.50am this morning was £6,577,494
He is cycling to Glasgow to crowds of people lining the streets and cheering him on, arriving at the BBC’s Pacific Quay at where he will be welcomed by Zoe Ball who was presenting a live outside broadcast of The Radio 2 Breakfast Show in the foyer with a small audience of the public who’d received tickets to be there via a ballot.
Paddy spoke to Zoe at 6.45am on BBC Radio 2 and said 'As usual at this time of the morning, everything is sore, everything is aching but again I've just rocked up here where I'm going to set off, it's dark, it's a little bit drizzly, and people are already here to wish me well so you can't be in a positive mind about that. I came into Strathaven last night, it took me back to the 80s when Liverpool used to do an open top bus parade when they won the FA Cup, it's like that. Honestly, it was unbelievable, it was mind-blowing. I try and go round and high five everyone. They're like - you've done it, we're all behind you. It just pushes you for that last little bit.
On his emotions paddy said - "I don't know how i will feel, how i will react. I know one thing - I've done some crying this last few days - flipping heck Zoe! I've been crying my eyes out!"
Zoe told paddy "You've got to get it out! I've read loads of messages from people saying 'hearing Paddy have a cry, it's so good. Men struggle sometimes to let it out, you've made men and women have a cry, listening to you. You've cycled, 265 miles, will you ever be parted!"
Sir Tom Hunter has pledged to match every donation up to an incredible £3 million.
You can donate Paddy McGuinness 300 mile Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge for BBC Children in Need at www.bbc.co.uk/paddy -
You can watch the TV documentary of Paddy’s whole challenge, Paddy: The Ride Of My Life, on Tuesday 19th November at 8pm on BBC ONE and hear Paddy read the CBeebies Bedtime Story at 6.50pm on Friday 15 November on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer.
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