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When will Greg James pass through County Durham on his tandem bike?
It started in Weymouth on Friday, March 13, and will see the DJ travel all the way to Edinburgh in a 1,000km journey.
He will be passing through County Durham on Wednesday, March 18, if all goes to plan.
Greg’s tandem will travel north up the Durham coast from Hart towards Seaham, sticking close to the cliff edge and the old pit villages.
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The route runs past Blackhall Rocks and Horden, where colliery land has been turned into open paths and viewpoints, then on through Easington and South Hetton.
It’s straightforward on paper but with unpredictable weather anything could happen.
From Seaham, Greg will cycle into Sunderland territory, through Ryhope and dropping into Hendon on the approach to the city.
This route swaps cliff‑top views for housing estates, sea walls and retail sheds, before the tandem makes its way into the centre of Sunderland to finish.
This is Greg’s third challenge for Comic Relief, despite previously vowing not to take on another.
He completed five triathlons in five days in 2016, and in 2018, cycled between and climbed the UK’s three highest peaks: Scafell Pike, Snowdon, and Ben Nevis.
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