BBC star Greg James pedals through Hartlepool on epic Radio 1’s Longest Ride for Comic Relief
BBC presenter Greg James pedaled through Hartlepool last Wednesday during an epic charity cycle for Comic Relief.
The TV and radio star rode through town, cycling all the way along the A689 dual carriageway and up the Coast Road through Blackhall towards Sunderland.
He rode 1,000km in a week from Weymouth, in Dorset, to Edinburgh on a tandem for Radio 1’s Longest Ride.
Greg started the day just outside York and arrived in Hartlepool on Wednesday afternoon on a route which took him past the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
He was cheered by a number of well-wishers through town.
Earlier he said his legs felt like they were “filled up with concrete”, but on travelling through the area he was excited to see the sea.
Greg raised over £4m to help those facing tough times and access basics such as food, a safe place to sleep and the chance to live without fear.
People can support Greg via the BBC website.