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I've got a book from the record set by Nick someone in the 80s...
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The British coastline record of 22 days has stood for 37 years. It was set in 1984 by Nick Sanders, 63, who is still completing long-distance motorcycle adventures
“Before doing long-distance rides, I was a semi-pro cyclist: I’d won national championships as a youth, and went on to ride with Paul Sherwen for the La Redoute-Motobecane team. When I got fed up with racing, at 23, I decided to turn to bicycle adventuring.
“In 1984 I’d decided to cycle around the world in 80 days to set a new Guinness world record, meaning I’d need to cover 170 miles a day. In order to prepare for that, I chose to ride around the coast of Britain. The first time, I rode it over the course of a few weeks; the second time, I did it in 22 days.
“When I hear of people having a go at it, I smile because I remember that I was a semi-pro cyclist who trained like crazy for six months around the coast before attempting it. Guy Martin attempted it [in 2016] but got Achilles tendonitis after four days and had to abandon. The devil’s in the detail – I got to know the course and what it was all about. Records are there to be broken, but you’ve almost got to be a professional cyclist to beat this one.”
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/i-literally-couldnt-sit-down-the-visually-impaired-rider-who-took-on-the-british-coastline-record
Looks like he's still breaking records...
https://kickasstrips.com/2014/02/nick-sanders-the-fastest-man-around-the-world/
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/i-slept-in-a-bush-every-night-in-australia-66-year-old-completes-third-world-circumnavigation-by-bicycle