2012: The year of around-the-world bicycling?

The coming year will probably witness more bicyclists embarking on around-the-world journeys than ever before.

In February, endurance cyclists will set off on their own from London on the Global Bicycle Race. Each participant will be seeking to break the current Guinness World Record of 163 days for a 18,000-mile circumnavigation by bike.

Then, in September, a group of bicyclists will leave London together for a fully supported world tour called the World Cycle Challenge. Their mileage -- 18,010 -- would qualify for a global bicycle journey, but the 9-month journey isn't designed for a world record.

Two global bicycling world record holders are at the heart of each endeavor ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2011/12/19/4961699.html

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