James Bowthorpe (Brother of Tom who I was at school with) left London on the 29th of March to try to break the World Record set by Mark Beaumont for cycling round the world. He is also raising money and awareness for Parkinsons Research.
His route winds its way through France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Portugal and Spain.
Riding a belt drive Santos bike he has just crossed into the Ukraine on schedule after some good tail winds through Poland gained back some time lost in Western Europe.
He is blogging and twittering his way around the world and has all sorts of technology with him to keep himself amused during his hours in the Saddle.
James also has a live tracking system – http://www.whereintheworldisjames.com/
Good Luck James.
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