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hippy
Re Mark Beaumont, Russia is flat but, according to laid-back Rich in his RTW book, the road surfaces are utterly shite, so an aero position would be challenging / impossible.
Do we know what bike he is using? A recumbent would make sense.
I reckon 240 miles per day, which is almost 400km, is a big ask. As well as borders, road surfaces and other stuff it will depend on the wind (borders are not usually an issue for a bike - push in at the front - but the support car would get held up). I don't know how strong a rider Mark B is nowadays. Someone like Kristof A or Christoph S could do it. I expect @hippy or @skinny could as well. Obviously Mark has done all the set-up work and got support and sponsorship, which is a major task in itself, and must reckon he can do it.