Mark Beaumont on his way around the world.
Mark Beaumont, 25 years old from Scotland has become the fastest man to cycle around the world, taking 81 days of the previous record. Although, not officially confirmed, Guiness said it is very likely a new record will be set.
Mark Beaumont cycled the 18,000 miles in 195 days and six hours, averaging 91 miles a day.
On route Mark faced many challenges, one of which was to find suitable food. In Australia and US, he said his diet was pretty meagre living off fast food and Mars Bars - a diet which slowed him down considerably. Apart from his diet, he was knocked off his bike by a motorist driving through a red light in Texaz. He was also robbed when he stayed in a motel full of crack addicts.
He cycled around the world on a £2,500 road bike, carrying 81kg of equipment, including his own tent.
His ride gained considerable media interest; when he finished in Paris yesterday he had difficulty getting to the finish line, there were so many people.
Well, as we say in cycling “Chapeau Mark!”
Mark’s weblog of his ride with photo gallery - Pedalling around
Donate to Mark’s charities at Artemis cycle challenge
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I’ve been watching his progress on TV. Riding on bumpy roads for months and months with nothing to think about but the saddle sores he described as “open wounds”, I can only admire this guy. He negotiated more and bigger hurdles in his first two weeks of riding than I have in the whole of my 54-year-old life. He overcame mental and physical hammer blows for the whole of the ride.
He is self-effacing, sometimes quite shy, never over-confident but in his own quiet way this is one tough hombre.
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