Greg James Moved To Tears As He Completes Comic Relief Challenge

Greg James was overcome with emotion after completing his latest mammoth physical challenge in aid of Comic Relief.

For the last eight days, the Radio 1 host had been pedalling 1,000km from Weymouth to Edinburgh in a fundraising effort in honour of Red Nose Day.

Over the course of the journey, there were tearful moments and star-studded surprises, and on Friday morning, the course came to an end at Murrayfield Stadium in the Scottish capital.

Radio 1 presenters Vick Hope and Jack Saunders noted that an “elated” Greg had crossed the finish line while “punching the air”, “waving at the crowd” and “soaking it all in” with tears “flooding down his face”.

“It’s overwhelming, I’m sorry,” Greg told the pair as they approached him at the finish line. “It’s too much! We did it!!”

Greg added: “I just keep bursting into tears. I actually can’t believe it. What a beautiful day! This is unbelievable. Weymouth to Edinburgh! What a stupid idea!”

He later beamed: “It feels amazing to complete that. It feels amazing to have done that adventure. It feels amazing to have pushed through it all. It feels amazing to be part of an amazing team. It feels amazing to have raised so much money. And it feels amazing to be finished.

“It’s been such a struggle at times – but everyone has got me through all of it, and the Radio 1 lot got me through it, and every smiling face.

“Aside from all the pain, and all the legs that are barely working – by the way that last 10km was so difficult – the thing I will remember the most is the joy of seeing everyone, and I just tried to push through the pain to get to that joy.”

At the time of writing, Greg’s efforts have helped raise more than £4 million for this year’s Comic Relief telethon.

His challenge was made all the more emotional by the fact his father suffered a stroke just days before it was due to begin.

Greg subsequently told his supporters he’d be going ahead with the cycling challenge, as it was something his father “really wanted me to do”.