Monday, September 21, 2009
Fastest cyclist to circle the globe-world record
set by James Bowthorpe
Hyde Park, Central London, UK -- James
Bowthorpe
, 32, cycled 18,000 miles across 20 countries
in 174 days beating the world record by 20 days-and setting
the new world record for the Fastest
cyclist to circle the globe
. 
Photo: James Bowthorpe, 32, celebrates
completing a solo round-the-world cycle ride, with his girlfriend
Nadja Coyne, in Hyde Park, London. Photo / AP
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photo
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The Fastest
man to pedal around globe
cycled more than 100 miles day
on a route including France, Germany, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey,
Iran, India, Thailand, Australia and the US - taking flights
where necessary.
The challenge, sponsored by The Independent, meant
that Bowthorpe cycled for up to 14 hours a day, beating the record
set by Mark Beaumont
by 19 days.
James
Bowthorpe
began his epic adventure in March with the
aim of raising £1.8m – roughly £100 for every mile – for research
into Parkinson's disease. So far he has accumulated £55,000
out of a £1.8 million target. You can help him get there by
making a donation at www.justgiving.com/globecycle
.
He faced an attempted kidnapping in Iran, a wombat
attack in Australia and "some idiots" throwing a kebab at
him through a car window in Western Australia.
The endurance cyclist also encountered some kind
turns, including free clothes and bike maintainance along
the way. He said: "Coming home was the best
feeling of all."
On the Net: James Bowthorpe
He told The Times: “The best thing about the
trip was the people. I’ve been shown some amazing kindness
– I’ve had free meals and clothes and bike maintenance. The
mechanic at Bullmoose Brothers
in Kentucky
gave
me the cranks off his own bike when mine failed.
James, of Balham, South London, will donate
cash raised to Parkinson's disease research.
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Monday,
September 21, 2009
