Riding as far as possible in a day

[Dayvo]

Are you talking about this record? https://www.guinnessworldrecords.co..._comment_id=1630151617002798_1683157295035563

No!

This one:

Thomas Edward Godwin (1912–1975) was an English cyclist who held the world cycling record for most miles covered in a year (75,065 miles or 120,805 kilometres) and the fastest completion of 100,000 mi (160,000 km).

In 1939, Godwin entered the Golden Book of Cycling as the greatest long-distance rider in the world.[1] He rode 75,065 mi (120,805 km) in a year, averaging over 200 miles (320 km) per day.[2] This record stood until 2016.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Godwin_(cyclist,_born_1912)

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

An old boy I sometimes drink with did around 216 miles, from Birmingham to North Somerset and back in one day c.1956, on a fixed gear steel bike. His ride preparation consisted of having a pump and puncture kit, and a bottle of pop and a couple of sandwiches in his saddlebag. His day job was maintaining steam locomotives for British Rail, and he used to ride about 14 miles a day getting to and from work. He didn't do any specific pre-ride training, just picked a nice calm weekend and him and his mate, who was also a regular cyclist, just jumped on their bikes and set off early in the morning just as it was getting light.

 

[Blue Hills]

He must surely have eaten more than those two sandwiches on the trip skipdiver?