The history of the Rickshaw Challenge
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2011
In 2011 the first One Show Rickshaw Challenge saw presenter Matt Baker cycle a rickshaw from Edinburgh to London in eight days, raising over a million pounds. Since then, groups of young people previously supported by BBC Children in Need have taken on the challenge.
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2012
Ciaran, Darren, Jack, James, Jamila and Lauren cycle from Llandudno to London.
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2013
Bethany, Daniel, Eleanor, Martin and Peter cycle from Giant’s Causeway to BBC Elstree in London, riding ‘around the clock’ for the first time, taking it in turns to do a night shift.
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2014
Alex, Carolina, Flo, Jess, John and Matthew cycle from ‘Salford to Walford’, finishing live at the iconic Eastenders set during the BBC Children in Need Appeal show.
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2015
Lucy, George G, George D, Erin, Elliot and Amira cycle from ‘Lands End to the East End’, finishing at Elstree Studios in London.
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2016
Andy, Ebony, Olivia, Phoebe, Ross and Salar cycle from Jedburgh in Scotland to central London.
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2017
Ben, Greg, Liv, Luke, Sabah and Shona cycle from the One Show studios in London to Glasgow.
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2018
Abbe, Harry, Kayla, Kieran, Maisie and Phoebe cycle from Calais, through the service tunnel of the Channel Tunnel to Salford Quays. McLaren provided a new and improved Rickshaw for the team.
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2019
A team of six young people and The One Show’s Matt Baker took on on an eight day challenge challenge to cycle 400 miles from Holyhead to London, including riding to Flash, the highest village in the UK, and tackling the steepest street in the world in Harlech, Wales.
