Radio 2’s Owain Wyn Evans raises almost £4m on Children In Need bike ride

Radio 2 presenter Owain Wyn Evans has completed a five-day cycle from Glasgow to Cardiff, riding through all four UK nations and raising £3,853,530 for BBC Children in Need. The challenge matters because the donations will support children who need help, and the BBC said the ride covered the greatest distance of any Radio 2 charity challenge.

Evans rode almost 400 miles, or 640km, starting on 9 November and finishing in Cardiff just after 11:00 GMT on Friday. The 42-year-old said it was the hardest challenge of his life; he was welcomed by a crowd, his husband and his parents. It was his second major Children in Need challenge, after a 24-hour drumathon in 2021.