Foldable Bikes Party: New round-the-world cycling record on the cards

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

New round-the-world cycling record on the cards

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Andrew Nicholson is home again in his native New Zealand after completing an epic round-the-world cycling mission. Over 123 days he crossed the USA, Canada, Europe, India, South East Asia and Australia by pedal power, and if Guinness verifies his time, he'll have set a new world record.

Nicholson, who hails from Dunedin, is not new to athletic feats, cycling or indeed world records. He is a three-time Olympic speed skating competitor, holder of the New Zealand 24-hour cycling record, and has apparently appeared in the the Guinness World Records book twice already.

The ride, which started on the 12 August 2015 from Auckland with a flight to Canada for the first leg of the trip, covered a whopping 29,179km / 18,131 miles over 23 countries. Luckily, the rules allow those attempting the record to bypass natural barriers such as oceans and mountain ranges, as well as war-torn countries, using methods of transportation other than cycling.

The current world record holder is Alan Bate of the UK, who set the record in 2010 in a time of 125 days, 21 hours and 45 minutes. If Nicholson's time is verified by Guinness, he'll take the record by a good 2 days.

For the record to be verified, the attempt must adhere to the following rules;

The journey must be continuous and in one direction, either east to west or west to east
Minimum distance ridden must be 18,000 miles
Total distance traveled should exceed an equators length – 40,100km / 24,900 miles
Should not waver off course more than five miles
Must include two approximate antipodal points

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