I’m not sure if this is old news or not but James Bowthorpe has just completed a mammoth circumnavigation of the globe, on a bike! Mental? Yes, but for a good cause; James’ trip raised 1.8 million pounds for Parkinsons research.
The Stats: 18,000 miles, 150 days, and going from 120 to 150 miles a day unsupported, oh yeah and he beat the previous record by four weeks!
The question is can Brian Vernor do any wrong. Judging by this trailer for his latest film about the Tour d’Afrique (as featured in Spoke 31) I’m guessing the answer is no. READ MORE
