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Sir Chris Hoy and Paddy McGuinness, Children in Need 2024 (BBC)

“Will Children in Need be paying for his new knees?” Paddy McGuinness completes epic five-day, 300-mile Raleigh Chopper charity cycle, raising over £7.5m – with a little help from Sir Chris Hoy (and a Gladiator)

“On Monday I’m going to walk down to the shop and it’ll be weird without people beeping their horns and waving, and me waving back,” McGuinness said after arriving in Glasgow on Friday morning

Fri, Nov 15, 2024 13:32
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Paddy McGuinness Children in Need Raleigh Chopper challenge

“‘No likey, no bikey’ just isn’t an option”: Paddy McGuinness to ride Raleigh Chopper on 300-mile charity cycling challenge

Raising money for Children in Need's 2024 appeal, the BBC Radio 2 presenter will ride the iconic Chopper from Wrexham to Glasgow over five days

Mon, Sep 23, 2024 16:02
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Why the Raleigh Chopper was and still is the best Christmas gift for kids everywhere

The iconic Raleigh Chopper is once again wheelieing back to seasonal favour

Wed, Dec 13, 2023 14:36
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2023 July 22 Tech of the Week – 1

“Hey Siri, give me another gear”: is SRAM’s voice-activated shifting the Next Big Thing in cycling? Plus more tech news from Canyon, Rapha, Assos, Hunt, Raleigh & more

Find out about new clothing from Assos and Rapha, super-cool wheels from Hunt and Syncros, and your last chance to buy an iconic Raleigh Chopper

Sat, Jul 22, 2023 11:00
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Raleigh relaunches Chopper for 2023

Back to the future: Raleigh relaunches iconic Chopper (again)

The latest remake of the iconic bike, Raleigh says, “is as close as we could get to the original Mk2 released in 1972, while still meeting today’s required standards”

Wed, May 31, 2023 15:50
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Raleigh Chopper Dec 2022 – – licenced under CC BY-SA 2.0 by THE LIQUIDATOR 1 on Flickr Creative Commons

Reminisce about the iconic Raleigh Chopper, the ultimate Christmas gift of the 1970s

And let’s be honest, who wouldn’t have wanted one under the tree this morning! It’s Christmas, we’ve all had a few, so let’s finish the day right by going back to simpler times…

Sun, Dec 25, 2022 22:08
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2021 Raleigh Chopper main pic

Raleigh launches new tyres for iconic Chopper so owners can revive their retro rides

Have a classic Chopper and sick of searching the corners of the web for spare tyres? Raleigh has reintroduced Chopper-specific rubber so you can get back to doing some sick skids once more

Fri, May 14, 2021 13:14
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Raleigh Chopper vs Alpe d’Huez (+ videos)

Matt Richardson took on one of cycling's most famous climbs on 70s bike ... then rode it again with his 10-year-old son

Wed, Jun 06, 2018 11:43
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Matt Richardson Raleigh Chopper London to Paris.jpg

Man who set Raleigh Chopper Hour Record to ride one from London to Paris

Matt Richardson has also ridden iconic 1970s bike up Mont Ventoux and the Passo dello Stelvio

Mon, Aug 28, 2017 16:07
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB4O_bjAt5I

Video: Raleigh Chopper and Raleigh Burner feature in new Ford Fiesta ad

Spot includes a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo from Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas

Wed, Jul 26, 2017 12:44
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