Beaumont smashes world record for most miles cycled in month

ALISON MEIKLE

miles in the first month of his epic journey, which saw him travel from Paris to Perth, Australia.

On hearing the news, Mark, who is now making his way through Canada, said: “It’s been pretty wet so far, we had a lot of rain yesterday. It’s a big change moving from the US back into Canada.

“But I had some good news this morning, I had some feedback from Guinness World Records that it’s been verified I am now the record holder for the most miles cycled in a month.”

He added: “I want to add the caveat I am fully aware that in the history of cycling a couple of people, maybe more, have cycled more than 7,031 miles in a month.

“But they have simply never applied for or been verified by Guinness World Record. I am very happy to hold the record and I hope it’s simply a marker for other people to pip, to smash in the near

Mark Beaumont set off from under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in July.

future. [It’s] a nice milestone on the way to hopefully getting around the world in 80 days.”

Beaumont,

from Edinburgh, is on the final push of his monumental trip. The final 1,000 miles will see him travel to Lisbon, Madrid and back to Paris.

In 2008, he completed a global circuit in 194 days, setting a world record. Since then, the record has been whittled down to 123 days by New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson.

Beaumont is accompanied by a mechanic, nutritionist, physiotherapist and manager on his tour, unlike his 2008 solo ride.

As he set off from Paris in July, he said it was the culmination of two decades experience as a long-distance rider.