The Man who Cycled the World. Not me – no, Mark Beaumont puts me to shame! What took me over 4 years to complete took Mark just 194 days, shattering the world record for cycling round the world. I don’t envy him his ride or record; I did my ride for different reasons. But it was a bloody good effort, Mark’s a really genuine guy, and I hope you’ll watch the four-part, prime time TV documentary about his expedition. It begins tonight at 10.35 on BBC1.
You may also have seen Mark on the new Orange ad on TV.
46,000 miles versus 18,000 miles – there is only one hero here. Mark’s ride was very impressive but it will never put your Round the World ‘the long way up, round and down’ to shame!
You are still my favorite cyclist. I am wondering how he withstands the 120 degree temps in the deserts of California and Arizona. We used to live in the Inland Empire and there were lots of cyclists but they mainly went up and down the mountains. You really have to be acclimated to that weather to work out in it. And then to go to Alaska? doesn’t it take three weeks to get used to a change in temperature? I have his blog on my site, I am going to read through more closely.
You are my adventure hero anyway, how can we get you on the tube ads??!!