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18th Dec 2015
New round-the-world cycling record on the cards
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 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.
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 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.
