Monday, October 3, 2011
Longest distance on a mountain bike: Dave Buchanan set world record
Hengoed, Caerphilly, UK -- Dave Buchanan, 41, from Hengoed, Caerphilly, covered 571 km (354.8 miles) between Cardiff and Caernarfon, UK, in 48 hours on a mountain bike cycling an off-road trail - setting the new world record for the Longest distance on a mountain bike in 48-hours, according to World Record Academy (www.worldrecordacademy.com).
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The Guinness world record for the greatest distance cycled solo and unpaced in 24 hours was 903.76 km (561.57 mi) by Marko Baloh (Slovenia) at the Montichiari Velodrome in Brescia, Italy.
Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the Greatest distance cycled in 12 hours, velodrome: 452.196 km (280.9 miles) by Marko Baloh (Slovenia) at the Novo Mesto Velodrome, Slovenia.
Mr Buchanan had the option of setting the record, for the greatest distance on a mountain bike in 48-hours, on an athletics track.
Instead, he chose to use his own route across Wales which was 70% off-road.
It was the latest physical challenge for Mr Buchanan who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 1993, and underwent six months of chemotherapy.
He said the planning for his latest achievement, dubbed the Hobbit's Tale, took two years, and going off road was key to helping him overcome his tiredness.
"The fact that you have to concentrate so intently on the trial does actually keep you awake," he said.
"It could have been completed on an athletics track but I don't think my mental fortitude would have lasted that long."
Mr Buchanan praised a team of 20 volunteers who joined him on the mountain stages.
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