Man Cycles Around Globe in 114 Days, Sets Speed Record

At the stroke of midnight on March 31st, Alan Bates, 45, began his mission–to circle the globe on bike in less than 100 days.

On August 4th, Alan rode into Bangkok, Thailand, where he began his journey… 114 days prior.

Although Alan did not complete his cycling circumnavigation in 99 days, he did, nonetheless, set a new record for the fastest round-the-world cycling venture ever to be completed.

From the Adventure Blog:

Over the past three and a half months, Alan has ridden from Thailand south to Malaysia, where he hopped a flight to Australia and proceeded to ride across that continent. From there it was on to a brief stage in New Zealand before jetting off to the U.S. and a long coast-to-coast ride through the southern border states and up the East Coast. Another flight took him to South America, where he rode south from Guyana to Uruguay, and then north again through Brazil. The next flight took him across the Atlantic to Portugal, where he proceeded to ride through Europe, visiting Spain, France, the U.K., and a number of other countries before proceeding on to Turkey and into Asia. Alan than crossed through Iran, Pakistan, and part of India before catching one last flight back to Thailand for the final leg.

Congrats, Alan! You’ve officially ridden around the world faster than anyone else–a huge accomplishment to say the least.

[Via: The Adventure Blog]