A few of the extremes of cycling round the world.

• Longest day: 150 miles, Peru
• Shortest day: 2 miles, a Chinese snowdrift
• Highest point: 4,900m, Peru and Argentina
• Lowest point: -392m, the Dead Sea, Jordan
• Longest time away from land: 24 days on the South Atlantic
• Furthest point from the ocean: Urumqi, China
• Hottest temperature: 45ºC, Sudan and Turkmenistan
• Coldest temperature: -40ºC, Russia
• Fastest speed: 50mph, Germany
• Steepest road: 35% gradient, Lesotho
• Longest Uphill: 2 days, Peru and Argentina
• Longest Downhill: 50 miles, Peru
• Heaviest bike: gear for -20ºC, 8 days food, 18l water, Argentina
• Heaviest me: a supersized, well-fed 85kg, USA
• Lightest me:Three months later: a post-Siberian winter 70kg, Russia
• Most food carried: 10 days, Alaska and Russia
• Most punctures in a day: 15, Bolivia
• Most vomits in a day’s ride: numerous, Turkey
• Longest break from the bike: 2. 5 months, Cape Town
• Longest ride without a break: 1 month, 4,200km, China
• Longest time without a shower: 1 month, China
• Longest time without a conversation (with another person): 8 days, Argentina and Chile
• Furthest north: 70º, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
• Furthest south: 56º, Ushuaia, Argentina
• Furthest east: 179º, 59, 59: Pacific Ocean
• Furthest west: 179º, 59, 59: Pacific Ocean

I’mve written a few books about cycling round the world – I’md love you to check them out. (Or, if you’ve read them already, would you mind leaving a review on Amazon?)