Wednesday, September 21, 2011

  Youngest people to cycle the length of the Americas: twin brothers sets world record (Video)

 Ushuaia, Argentina -- The Vogel family: mom Nancy, dad John, 13-year-old twin brothers Davy and Daryl, spent nearly three years cycling south from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska and reached Ushuaia, Argentina at the southern tip of South America - with the boys setting the world record for the Youngest people to cycle the lengh of the Americas, according to World Record Academy (www.worldrecordacademy.com ).

  Photo: The Vogel family in the Andes.   
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The Guinness world record for the largest cycling race contained 31,219 finishers and was the 2004 Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour in Cape Town, South Africa.

Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the most people static cycling: 1,052 - achieved at the "Ride of a Lifetime" event organised by Life Time Fitness (USA) at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

  Carrying everything they needed on their bicycles - tent, sleepìng bags, cooking pot and stove, homeschool supplies, and spare parts - the four adventurers cycled through deserts and rainforests, over high mountain passes and along miles of coastline.

Photo: The Vogel family at the Equator.
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  They were chased by a bear, robbed at a border crossing, and camped in tempertures so cold their water bottles were frozen solid.

   They also experienced more goodwill from strangers than miles they pedaled.

  The family used their educational background to bring the world to under-privileged children in New York City through Reach the World (RTW).

  Reach the World is an educational non-profit organization with the mission of linking students in under-funded schools to online, global expeditions.

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  These expeditions have the power to expand learning beyond the four walls of the classroom. The cyclists were linked to classrooms via RTW's interactive website and live Internet chats.

  You can read more about the Vogel family and their adventures at:   www.familyonbikes.org