James Bowthorpe on track for round the world record
British cyclist James Bowthorpe is well on track to break the record for cycling around the world: 194 days 17 hours set by Mark Beaumont last year.
The 31 year-old, who left London on 29 March 2009, is currently in Colorado, halfway across America. He will then join the TransAmerica Trail until Richmond, Virginia, before turning north to follow the Atlantic Coast Trail. That will take him to New York, where he’ll fly to Portugal and make his way back to London via Spain and France. Averaging over 120 miles per day, he expects to finish his 18,000 mile journey in around a month’s time, setting a new round the world record for cycling.
[Source: Bikeradar.com]
