SIX inspirational youngsters will head through Cirencester tomorrow to change the lives of children in need as part of the 423-mile Rickshaw Challenge.
Team Rickshaw are joined by The One Show’s Matt Baker and Alex Jones who will also take on the mammoth journey from Calais to Salford.
Ahead of this year’s challenge, Matt Baker said: “This is the eighth year that we’ll be heading out on the roads and I can’t wait to get back in the saddle.”
Tomorrows journey through Gloucestershire en route to Salford
This year, the rickshaw has been built by a team of engineers at the McLaren Technology Centre.
The design of the new McLaren Rickshaw means that it is more accessible than the last, but still a challenge for those riding it.
On Tuesday, the team will pass through Cirencester otherwise known as the capital of the Cotswolds - they aim to make a 55-mile journey from Royal Wootton Bassett, peddling through the heart of Gloucestershire.
Since 2011, this challenge has helped raise more than £21 million for BBC Children in Need.
The team’s progress will be broadcast live on The One Show throughout the week, as co-presenter Alex Jones follows the team.
To support the Rickshaw Challenge, you can donate £5, £10 or £20 by text. To donate £5 text the word TEAM to 70405. To donate £10 text TEAM to 70410. To donate £20 text the word TEAM to 70420.
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