Greg James latest LIVE: Radio 1 DJ in tears as he completes epic 1,000km bike challenge and raises over £4m for Comic Relief
An emotional Greg James has crossed the finish line of his mammoth 1,000km bike ride challenge for Red Nose Day.
The Radio 1 DJ has raised over £4million for Comic Relief with donations continuing to pour in.
Cheering crowds greeted him at Murrayfield in Edinburgh this morning as he finished the challenge shortly after 10.30am.
Greg was given support from famous faces throughout the ride, including the Prince of Wales.
He began the gruelling eight-day ride in Weymouth, Dorset, on Friday.
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Final message from Greg James's Longest Ride Liveblog
Signing off from the blog - but let us leave you with this message.
On day 5, Greg shared: “I think it's important to be a part of your 'village'.
“Not necessarily a literal one. It can be your family, your friendship group, showing up to a friend's birthday when you really can't be bothered, helping your next door neighbour, doing extra stuff at your school.
”That's what I'll be most proud of, if people can think more about that... Because I've had to think about this stuff a lot more, coming out of the pandemic.
“When we were torn apart from each other, we desperately needed each other more and more.
“So we need to remember that while we can spend our life on our phones and have digital relationships with each other, we all do actually need to be together.”
Go well!
Greg raises over a whopping £4 million for Comic Relief
Greg said “never again” after his 2018 challenge which raised £1million for Sport Relief.
But he came back and pushed himself to the limits, not only to complete 1000km but also to raise vital funds for Comic Relief.
Earlier Greg said, “£3 million would be like, wildest dreams. Anything over a million is a bonus.”
And the radio presenter has absolutely smashed that total, raising a whopping £4,041,910.
Reacting to the total, a stunned Greg shared: “I'm going back to Weymouth - for £4 million I'll do anything! I can't tell you what good that will do.
“£4 million?! Sorry my brain just actually stopped then!”
'I just dropped an f-bomb on the news'
Greg is in good spirits but absolutely shattered so much so he accidentally dropped a ‘f-bomb’ on the news.
The presenter’s father Alan couldn't be at the finish line as he had suffered a stroke following heart surgery earlier this month.
Speaking on TV after completing his Comic Relief challenge, Greg quipped: “My dad is hopefully watching me swear on the news.
Before adding: “He loves rugby so much. He would love to be here at Murrayfield. This is an iconic place. All these people have turned up...
“I am overwhelmed by the whole thing. Thank you to everyone for following this.”
Greg: 'Please, let me get off this bike'
Speaking to Vick Hope and Jack Saunders at the finish line, Greg said: “I can't believe it's done! I couldn't see, I just kept bursting into tears at everyone I saw. Please, let me get off this bike.
“It feels amazing to complete that, to have done that amazing, to have pushed through it all, to be part of an amazing team, to have raised so much money, and to have finished!”
He added: “It's been such a struggle at times but everyone has got me through it. The thing I will remember the most is the joy of seeing everyone.
“There was so much joy on that whole journey.”
He later added: “The thing I want to continue is what I've seen across the whole country... I've been through England, Scotland, Wales.
“What I've seen is the spirit of everyone coming together and being great and having a nice time. And please treat everyone you see like a minor celebrity on a tandem okay?
“Wave at people. Be good to people. And if you can make someone's day you should, because it's been the biggest privilege to do this.”
Greg crosses the finish line in tears
The broadcaster has completed his epic 1000km bike ride challenge and is overcome with emotion after his gruelling eight-day feat.
He's just arrived in Murrayfield Stadium to the cheers of a huge crowd.
What an experience!
999km down, 1km to go!
We’re all behind you Greg!
Greg is getting emotional as he enters the final 2km
He's on the last leg with 5km to go!
Only 10km to go!
C’mon Greg you can do this!
Sir Chris Hoy shares his support for Greg
Greg James get a message from none other than Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy.
He shared: “Hi Greg, it's Chris Hoy here. I just want to send you a very quick message to say well done on all you've achieved so far.
“You've done an amazing job and you're almost there.”
He continued: “Just know that tomorrow you're not going to have to sit on that saddle again and you're going to have such support coming into Edinburgh - that's my hometown!
“I know that people are going to get right behind you and cheer you in. You've raised so much money for such a worthy cause, so well done.
“Keep it going and enjoy that moment when you cross the line!”