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I think the UMCA have specified that it counts from the day yuo say it has started.
@grahamlaming True but Kurt will hold that advantage through the year. It means he will always know if he has to temper his efforts up or can pare them down a bit and still retain the effective lead.
The good thing for Steve is that, even if Kurt and William do beat him, they're unlikely to be able to do it on the same day that Steve does so even if it is for only a short while he will be the record holder.
Of course this is such a precariously balanced record that other than a bit of gaming the system, you can't play many gambits after you've started. Steve has the right idea on this, you ride your own way, to your own schedule and against the current record. Worrying about any other attempts while doing your own will only affect you negatively. Steve is planning to break the record by around 5000 miles which is pretty substantial given just what he's trying to do.