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Globe Cycle - James Bowthorpe arrives in London

Updated with pics - Bowthorpe smashes round the world record…Well done James!

Bowthorpe lops three weeks off Mark Beaumont's round the world record...
by Tony Farrelly
Mon, Sep 21, 2009 13:47
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After 175 days and 18,602 miles riding his belt drive Santos tourer in a bid to raise £1.8m for research into Parkinson's Disease James Bowthorpe today made back to where it all started on the 29th of March, the bandstand at Hyde Park Corner.

The media were out in force to welcome him back and he rode the last leg accompanied by a peloton of cyclists. In a typically British touch a police car stopped to see what all the suspicious looking activity was about. Nothing though was going to spoil the moment and what has been without doubt a tremendous cycling acheivement.

road.cc's Simon MacMichael was on hand, fresh from the finish of the Tour of Britain, to grab a few words with James and quite a few pictures too. Check back tomorrow for more of both. For now though we'll just say: Well done Mr Bowthorpe - Chapeaux!

To give you a flavour of his final day in the saddle here are the last few tweets of the trip

I'm on the Surrey Bike Way, it's really beautiful, recommend it: http://yfrog.com/0rktbqj
about 5 hours ago from Tweetie

Great day for a bike ride, clear sky not hot! Anyone unsure of meet points they are at globecycle.org/blog : so glad the world isn't bigger.
about 7 hours ago from Tweetie

After all that time not losing anything, left my wallet on the ferry! They have it tho, so it's ok. Sitting w/ mum, waiting for 7am.
about 13 hours ago from Tweetie

Off I go to the Guildhall then final 80 miles. Can't wait for tomorrows lie-in! Will be great to cycle through hometurf today...

James rode around the world in record time to raise money for research into Parkinson's Disease, the hard part of that effort starts now, turning his record breaking feat into £1.8m – the target he has set himself to raise i you can help him get there by making a donation at  www.justgiving.com/globecycle.

 

Round the world cyclist
Round the world cycling record
James Bowthorpe
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Tony Farrelly

road.cc's founder and first editor, nowadays to be found riding a spreadsheet. Tony's journey in cycling media started in 1997 as production editor and then deputy editor of Total Bike, acting editor of Total Mountain Bike and then seven years as editor of Cycling Plus. He launched his first cycling website - the Cycling Plus Forum at the turn of the century. In 2006 he left C+ to head up the launch team for Bike Radar which he edited until 2008, when he co-launched the multi-award winning road.cc - finally handing on the reins in 2021 to Jack Sexty. His favourite ride is his ‘commute’ - which he does most days inc weekends and he’s been cycle-commuting since 1994. His favourite bikes are titanium and have disc brakes, though he'd like to own a carbon bike one day.

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hammergonewest | 15 years ago
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I'm with you Fixie Fred read his manifesto and part of his blog when he set out, for a man of the people I thought he was fairly rude about some of those he met along the way.

Still fair does anyone who can ride 11250 miles in a 100 days with his head stuck up his ar*se must be some bike rider 1

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cactuscat | 15 years ago
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here's hoping he doesn't do it. if he takes the record before the excellent mr bowthorpe has been able to do his fundraising then a worthy charity will probably miss out on a lot of money, and for what? so that some angst-ridden leftie can rail against the state a bit? whoop-te-doo.

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Fixie Fred | 15 years ago
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The ride title 'This is not for charity' says it all. Ever seen a rider with a manifesto full of political crap ? He's a politics graduate which explains all !

As far as his blog being interesting and entertaining, if you're a member of the Socialist Workers Party probably it is. For the rest of us definately not. His comments on Mark Beaumont are rather distasteful to say the least.

I thought Bikefix were One of the better shops in London, so why are you sponsoring this comedian ?

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stuartatbikefix | 15 years ago
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There is another rider coming up fast behind. His name is Julian Sayerer and we are supporting him with a Rohloff equipped Tout Terrain bike. See www.thisisnotforcharity.com

He has already 11205 miles in 100 days, making his daily average 112 miles a day - see the "follow" page. His blog is really interesting and entertaining.

I hope he gets as much publicity as James Bowthorpe, after all, its not for charity!

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