Mark Beaumont's around-the-world bicycle adventure

What is worse than hearing rats scurrying around your hotel room getting into your bike panniers at night? It might be waking up the next morning with rat turds on the pillow.

That episode in India kind of strips the glamour off the idea of bicycling around the world in pursuit of a world record. It's just one of many experiences recounted in Mark Beaumont's book "The Man Who Cycled the World," recently released in the US.

The Scotsman was the second in what has seemed a rush of bicyclists seeking a Guinness World Record for bicycling around the world.

Beaumont accomplished his feat in 2008, completing his grand adventure in 194 days and 17 hours. Remarkably, he shaved 81 days off the record ....

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2011/11/22/4943827.html

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Hard Day?s Night

So time to ride again. �It looked a mite chilly out there first thing this morning, so what better time to try out my new jersey? �Did I not mention I had a new jersey? �Ah – time to explain then. �See, I am becoming a massive Rapha convert. �However I have yet to win [...]

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We Build What You Want

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We recently got asked by a client if we could build a fast, light, single speed road bike. Why not? The result…
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Source: http://blog.bike-science.com/2011/10/12/we-build-what-you-want

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Andreas Kl�den Out of the Tour

And then there were 5! After just a few minutes of pedaling into today?s Stage 13, Team RadioShack?s Andreas Kl�den was forced to abandon his Tour effort this year succumbing to numerous injuries from several bad crashes. With numerous bruises and bad scrapes the most serious injury was Andreas? back, which caused him severe [...]

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The Hungry Cyclist Podcast June 2011 - The White Swan, Hunagrian Restaurant, London

H is for Hungary, and for our eighth visit on our tour of London's global cuisine we headed to the White Swan in North London. To listen to what happened plug in your headphones, find a comfy chair and enjoy.

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