Gregathlon: Pedal to the Peaks 2018 for Sport Relief - How Greg James Raised £1 Million

Gregathlon: Pedal to the Peaks saw Greg James battling freezing conditions, cycling hundreds of miles and climbing up the UK's highest mountains in aid of Sport Relief.

He managed to raise over 1 MILLION POUNDS for Sport Relief, all thanks to the kindness and generosity of Radio 1 listeners.

His challenge saw him take on the Beast From the East, and after bravely battling for four days, day five saw him forced to postpone progress. But he triumphantly returned two weeks later to finish the job by scaling Ben Nevis! Find out how he fared below.

Greg has done an incredible job raising awareness for mental health around the UK. You can still support him and donate (see terms and conditions).

Route: Climb Ben Nevis.

Before taking on the unenviable task of climbing the UK's highest peak, Greg received a musical message...

Route: Following last night's ride from Moffat to Abbington, Greg hops back on his bike and cycles 120 miles to Fort William.

It wasn't quite the thick snow that saw the Gregathlon postponed, but with heavy rain on the way Greg DEFINITELY needed some encouragement...

"One of the reasons why I want to keep going is because people were really invested in the story and they loved that we were talking about mental health awareness. That is why I wanted to get back here, finish the job off properly and keep the conversation going."

After his epic Gregathlon challenge ground to a halt in the deep snow, Greg was itching to get back onto his bike and make it to Ben Nevis.

Now that the weather has settled, he has returned to Moffat in Scotland to finish what he started. He'll begin Part Two of Gregathlon: Pedal to the Peaks at 4pm today (Wednesday 14th March).

Standing in the same same spot he was forced to call off Part One of the challenge, he told Nick Grimshaw: "I'm feeling recovered, my body is better... I feel even more determined than I was the first time to get it done and keep shouting about the message we've been shouting about the last couple of weeks."

After today's show, he'll cycle into the night and all day Thursday, before climbing the UK's highest peak.

You can still show support for Greg and make a donation. For the full terms and conditions, please click here.

Here's where Greg James got up to before the Gregathlon was stopped in its tracks by the "Beast from the East"...

Unfortunately, Greg James has been advised by his team and Sport Relief that conditions are not safe enough for the challenge to continue.

Despite heroically reaching the top of Mount Snowdon and Scafell Pike, he won't be climbing to the top of Ben Nevis.

"We can't continue this challenge... at the moment," Greg told Adele Roberts on Radio 1. "That is it for today and that is it for the challenge for this week. That means that we can't continue to Ben Nevis. We literally can't leave here. We can't get there. [But] I'm going to come back and do that mountain."

Greg is absolutely gutted to have his challenge stopped. Thanks to the support of Radio 1 listeners, he has done an incredible job of raising awareness for mental health round the UK, and has raised a huge amount of donations for Sport Relief in the process.

See below for Greg's incredible progress throughout the challenge, before conditions prevented him from going any further.

Everyone in the country is so proud of you, Greg.

You can still show support for Greg and make a donation. For the full terms and conditions, please click here.

Greg says the aim of the challenge was to raise more awareness about mental health, and he believes it's kickstarted a wider conversation. "It's more than the bike ride now. We're talking about these things really openly. I've been completely in awe of how everyone's dealt with it. There's so many different ways of talking about mental health issues. Let's just keep it going. It was always meant to be five days of nonsense, and then the conversation keeps going."

Route: Climbing England's tallest mountain, Scafell Pike, before cycling 100+ miles to his show

How on earth did he manage it? "That was the most ridiculous thing I've ever had to do," he told Scott Mills. "I feel really, really broken." In these torrential conditions, he really has done an incredible job.

Over £200,000 has already been raised, which is amazing! Speaking to Adele Roberts, Greg was candid in saying his latest peak was the toughest to conquer. His legs were giving way, he could barely see a thing. "There are moments when you scream out loud, 'I CAN’T MOVE!'"

The last few laps of day three saw snowy conditions taking over. Greg had to follow instructions not to cycle on icy terrain, so the team headed out looking for a safe area to continue their route.

But at the time of going on the Annie Mac show, Greg was given a total of over £270,000. INCREDIBLE.

Route: Cycling 100+ miles from Wales to the Lake District

"I'm just knackered," Greg said. "A little bit fed up of it, for sure. But this was always going to be the problem. It's just miles and miles and miles. It's just a really ambitious challenge and it's constantly changing because of the weather. There's so many things which could go wrong."

All the more reason to support Greg and donate. See our terms and conditions here.

Also, shout up to the guy who pulled down his car window and handed Greg £40 when he cycled past!

Route: Climbing Mount Snowdon before cycling 80 miles between his show and Daresbury

Check out our round-up of Gregathlon: Pedal to the Peaks for Sport Relief day one above, and a selection of standout moments below.

Oh dear. It didn't go down especially well...