Former Blue Peter action man Peter Duncan (sat on a Raleigh bike) with Operation Raleigh venturers, (l-r) George Bruce of Aberdeen, Keith Morris of Dulwich, John Osborne of Newcastle, Maurice Price of Kirkby Stephen Cumbria, Paul Rutter of Wirral and Matthew Taylor of Kidderminster, as he launches the Raleigh Charity Ride Cycle Marathon in Hyde Park, London. Sponsored by the Tea Council and Occasional Oil, the cycle marathon will last 49 days during which teams of Operation Raleigh venturers will complete a 2700 mile course taking in Land's End, John O'Groats and most of the major towns in England, Scotland and Wales.