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MARK BEAUMONT

Author of five books, broadcaster and almost superhuman Ultra-Endurance Athlete, Mark currently holds the Guinness World Record for cycling 18,000 miles around the world in the fastest time; just 78 days, 14 hours and 40 minutes, at an average of 240-miles per day. Having originally broken the world record in 2008, when he became the first person to cycle the world in under 200 days, Mark also holds the world record for the fastest solo ride from Cairo to Cape Town, in just 42 days and 8 hours.

Further expeditions have seen Mark cycle the length of the Americas, attempt to row the Atlantic and row to the 1996 location of the North (Magnetic) Pole, all for BBC One documentaries.

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Riding the World’s highest volcano (also longest descent), Ojos del Salado (2019)

  • Recreation of the first 1903 Tour de France (2019)

  • Guinness World Record, cycling the world in under 80 days (2017)

  • Cycled the circumference of Great Britain (2017)

  • Set the record for cycling the North Coast 500 (518 mile route around Scotland) in under 38hrs (2015)

  • Guinness World Record, cycling Africa, solo, Cairo to Cape Town (2015)

  • World Record attempt to row the Atlantic Ocean, ended in capsize and rescue after 27 days/2000 miles (2012)

  • Rowed through the Canadian Arctic to reach the 1996 location of the North Magnetic Pole (2011)

  • Cycled the Americas, Alaska to Argentina (2010)

  • Guinness World Record, cycling the world in under 200 days (2008)

SOCIAL MEDIA

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Twitter: 46.1k

TOTAL: 147.7k

*Correct May 2022

APPEARANCES

  • Ojos del Salado, documentary of riding the world’s highest volcano (2019)

  • Recreating the first 1903 Tour de France documentary (2019)

  • Queen’s Baton Relay, Commonwealth Games (BBC1, 2014)

  • Rowing the Arctic (BBC1, 2011)

  • The Man Who Cycled the Americas (three-part, BBC1, 2010)

  • The Man Who Cycled the World (three-part, BBC1, 2008)

OTHER

Mark continues to find new challenges, including an attempt, in 2018, to break the (132 year) penny-farthing one hour record, just missing out by under one mile, but setting a new British record