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Lecture:
(Saturday 18 October 2008)
Saturday Night Extreme
At the age of 12 Mark Beaumont cycled across Scotland from Dundee to
Oban, but only after his mother persuaded him that Land's End to John
o' Groats was a long way!
However, aged 15, he tackled the 1038 miles from John O'Groats to Lands
End and completed his first solo ride, raising £3,000 for charity
along the way.
After graduating from Glasgow University with a degree in Economics
and Politics Mark decided to follow his dream and spent a year planning
and training to become the fastest person to cycle round the world.
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On Friday 15th February at 1530, Mark completed his 18,297 mile circumnavigation
of the globe by bike and arrived back at the Arc de Triomphe 194 days
& 17 hours after leaving there on 5th August 2007.
Click here
for a short film about his amazing journey.
The total distance cycled was 18,297 miles through
20 countries. Guinness World Records have verified all the data and
confirmed Mark as the new Guinness World Record holder by a margin of
81days.
Mark's epic journey was the focus of a recent
series of BBC Scotland and his incredible adventure is sure to be one
of the highlights of this year's festival.
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