Wolfman
Speeding Up
- Jul 31, 2007
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I don't know if any of you saw this, but it's rather inspiring.
A Scottish man became the fastest to cycle around the world yesterday when he arrived in Paris after nearly seven months on the road. Mark Beaumont, 25, completed the trip in 195 days and six hours - beating the current record of 276 days.
After almost seven months of dodging drivers, sleeping rough and struggling to get enough to eat, Beaumont is expected to enter the Guinness Book of Records, once the feat is verified.
Carrying 80kg of gear, including a tent, on a £2,500 road bike, Beaumont beat the previous record by 81 days. He said the last two days on the road had been hard, but "about 40km from Paris the adrenaline kicked in and I flew up the last hills
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/feb/16/transport.france
His personal webpage is here.
http://www.pedallingaround.com/start/
Makes me slightly keen to do a longer tour than the three-day, which I've only experienced thus far.
What's your longest touring experience?
A Scottish man became the fastest to cycle around the world yesterday when he arrived in Paris after nearly seven months on the road. Mark Beaumont, 25, completed the trip in 195 days and six hours - beating the current record of 276 days.
After almost seven months of dodging drivers, sleeping rough and struggling to get enough to eat, Beaumont is expected to enter the Guinness Book of Records, once the feat is verified.
Carrying 80kg of gear, including a tent, on a £2,500 road bike, Beaumont beat the previous record by 81 days. He said the last two days on the road had been hard, but "about 40km from Paris the adrenaline kicked in and I flew up the last hills
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/feb/16/transport.france
His personal webpage is here.
http://www.pedallingaround.com/start/
Makes me slightly keen to do a longer tour than the three-day, which I've only experienced thus far.
What's your longest touring experience?