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: Paciï¬c Ocean
- Furthest west: 179º, 59, 59: Paciï¬c 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?)