James May's new Channel 5 show has been dealt a huge blow after the Grand Tour star revealed he was injured in a bike accident last week.

Whilst training for a charity bike ride in London with his 'old friend' and former Oz and James Drink to Britain co-star, Oz Clarke, the 61-year-old fell off his bike near Hammersmith Bridge.

The former Top Gear presenter ended up with a "bust wrist" and could not film as intended.

At the time, James shared the news with his followers on X, writing: "I'm taking part in a charity bicycle ride today, with the Armonico Consort and me old mate Oz Clarke (OBE).

"But I'm going in the car, because I bust my wrist in a bicycle accident." 

His fall and subsequent recovery have now impacted the filming of his upcoming Channel 5 show, The Great Explorers with James May, as he cannot film scenes as originally planned, as per The Daily Express.

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Speaking to the Today Podcast previously, he said: "We have to accept we've done it for almost 22 years. A lot longer than we thought we would.

"I thought when we started doing it in 2003 or 2004 I thought this was a bit of a laugh, maybe it'll last a few years. And you know, here we are, grey and wisened and sagging and we've only just stopped doing it.

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"It's quite remarkable you have to be grateful for the opportunity and thankful that it happened and accept, well, I don't want to be the man in the pub that 'used to be on the telly'".

The presenter replied: "Well you won't be, you'll be doing other things."

"I don't know," May suggested.