Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Most miles pedalled - world record set
by Chris Davies
HAVANT, Hampshire, UK -- Chris Davies
,
72, of East Street, Havant, has now cycled a record 906,900
miles in 60 years -
setting
the new world record for the Most
miles pedalled
.
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photo
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Mr Davies said: ‘For as long as I can remember
I have loved cycling. I still love it as much as I used to
and I cycle every day. It keeps me in good shape and gets
me out and about. My bike is an extension of me.’
The 72-year-old who had a hip replacement eight
years ago, clocked up almost 10,000 miles last year to maintain
his place as leading member in the 300,000 Miles Club.
He is the Portsmouth representative for
CTC, the national cycling organisation, and says his love
for the bike began when he visited his grandmother's beach
hut in Hayling Island as a boy.
Chris
Davies
, former cycling correspondent for The News
in Portsmouth, has kept a record of miles ridden in the same
school exercise book he bought almost 60 years ago.
Mr Davies took his first ride in 1950 when
he travelled 10.5km (six-and-a-half miles) from his home town
of Havant, Hampshire, to Hayling Island. He was so smitten
with his new hobby that he jotted down the exact details of
his ride in a school exercise book.
He now uses a computerised speedometer attached
to his handlebars to calculate the length of rides.
There's always a story behind his mile-eating,
such as when in 2005 he dreamt up a unique way for a Portsmouth
man to mark two special occasions: one his 50th consecutive
year of knocking up over 1000 miles a year, the other, the
200th anniversary of Nelson's famous naval victory in the
Battle of Trafalgar.
He did this by riding from Cape Trafalgar
in Spain to Trafalgar Square, where he reported to the figure
atop the column.
Mr Davies has never wed – he says
he is married to his bike.
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Related world records
:
Fastest
time to ride 1000 km on a bicycle
- Pap Zoltan
Largest
Indoor Static Cycling Class - Life Time Fitness
Largest
Outdoor Static Cycling Class - Life Time Fitness
Longest
stationary bike riding - George Hood
Longest
stationary bike riding - George Hood
Largest
indoor cycling class - Dairy Farmers of Canada
Largest
indoor group cycling class - Esporta Health Clubs
Fastest
person to cycle around the world - Mark Beaumont
Longest
handcycle ride - Ryan Nichols
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
