Owain Wyn Evans completes four-nation Children in Need ride, raising £3.85m

Radio presenter Owain Wyn Evans has completed a nearly 400-mile cycle ride through all four UK nations, raising £3,853,530 for BBC Children in Need.

The Welsh presenter set off from Glasgow on 9 November and finished in Cardiff on Friday, crossing the finish line shortly after 11:00 GMT. A crowd welcomed him, along with his husband, Arran Rees, and his parents.

“I can’t believe I’m here. It’s overwhelming, all the love and passion and commitment people have shown,” Evans said after the ride. He described the challenge as hard despite his training, adding: “It’s been amazing every step of the way.”

The 42-year-old said donations would help children in need. The BBC described the ride as the greatest distance covered in one of its Radio 2 challenges for the charity.

The journey began in Scotland, continued through Northern Ireland and England, and ended in Wales. Evans was joined for the final Welsh leg by Harri, 22, who is living with lasting effects of a brain tumour and is part of The One Show’s challenge squad. The ride was among the challenges featured in this year’s Children in Need broadcast.

This was Evans’s second challenge for the charity, after he raised more than £3m with a 24-hour drumathon in 2021. The Children in Need appeal programme was due to air on BBC One and iPlayer at 19:00 GMT on Friday.