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Originally Posted by
hobo
What ever people say about the rules his average mileage per day of 109 is awesome.
Respect.
stewie griffin said:
I totally agree, I find it amazing that more isn't made of all three recent attempts, & I don't mean Joe Public, on the forums I frequent there appears to be not that much interest amongst cyclists.
I wonder how many people have any idea or try & imagine what kind of physical & mental strength something like this takes? I guess not many.
I actually don't agree. A please don't give me "you do it" or "gripes". This is Guinness World Record level we're talking about. Only a handful of people should be able to set such a record. 109 miles (178km approx) per day is good and would be beyond the ability of many people, but there are a significant number of people who could do it.
If you want impressive check this guy out. He's in his mid 50's by the way:
http://www.lonebiker.dk/EHJEM/index.html
http://www.lonebiker.dk
Now THAT IS impressive. I have no doubt that some day the GWR for circumnavigation of the globe will be set by somebody at very close to in possibly below 100 days.
One other point: GWR do not differentiate between supported and unsupported rides. Obviously supported is easier. Both Mark Beaumont and James Bowthorpe received some support during parts of their journeys, although not much. I don't think Sayarer received any support. The links I've supplied above to lonebiker.dk (and specifically in relation to the record for the Around Australia ride) state that support is not allowed, except in very limited and defined circumstances. I think GWR should apply similar rules, but they won't possibly because it's virtually impossible to verify whether or not support has been received.