Record in sight for round the world cyclist

Trans-global cyclist James Bowthorpe is pushing his daily mileage up to 150 as he crosses America in his bid to beat Mark Beaumont’s Guinness World record.

Bowthorpe’s aim to knock three weeks off the 194 days and 17 hours recorded by Beaumont in 2008 suffered a setback after an illness contracted in India forced the Londoner to rest.

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