Wayne Cox, 34-year-old British man to reach the 1st Greenwich bike, cycling around the world to complete challenges. When challenged with a full 176 days, travel about
29,200 kilometers, creating a new Guinness world record.
Record breaking 195 days
Cox, local time at 15:00 on the 1st of departure GMT bike arrived, complete challenges. He said: "We are pleased to complete the challenges and create new records."
Cox is a professional cycling coach, won the British "Southwest mountain bike race" championship. He is February 7 starting from Greenwich, began to challenge the shortest
period of time cycling around the world. Prior to the Guinness world record holder Mark Beaumont for the British. He was riding in 2008 lasted 195 days the whole journey.
Cox through more than 20 countries and regions, in the challenge process, in addition to the event by plane or ship water outside, Cox has been riding a bicycle ride.
Adventure to raise money for charity
Cox ride prior to departure, did not set specific routes, but developed some rules to make the trip adventurous. These rules include: You must complete the journey at the
starting point, at least about 29,000 km ride, do not turn back and so on.
Journey was not smooth sailing, he encountered in France, cold, wind encountered in Australia, in California, suffered heavy snow, dust storms experienced in Liberia. In the
meantime, he also uttered the stomach.
In addition to challenging the world record and adventure, the Cox cycling around the world there is a purpose to raise money for charity.
He intends to raise £ 18,000 a foundation (about $ 28,400), used to help leukemia patients.
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