DJ ‘never enjoyed exercise at school’ ahead of 400-mile bike feat

“This is going to be really difficult for me personally, 100%,” acknowledged Evans, who is undertaking his second challenge for the BBC charity fundraiser, following his 24-hour drumathon challenge back in 2021.

“I never had a good relationship with exercise when I was in school,” the Welsh radio host said.

“I was bullied and I found going into a changing room, football field or rugby pitch… were places I didn’t feel safe when I was growing up.

He said he hoped “people who are seeing me do this, understand that this is a tough one for me”.

“And maybe there will be people watching this now who think, ‘yeah when I was in school I didn’t like PE…’,” said Evans who remembered “never fitting in in some way”.

“For me, as a 42-year-old man, who’s had that experience for his whole life, I guess I am now realising that you can make a change in your life and you can make a difference.”

“It’s taken a while, but this challenge is what has helped me reach this point,” he said.