Mark Beaumont (cyclist)

For the music journalist, see Mark Beaumont (journalist).

Mark Beaumont
BEM
Mark Baumont on a KOGA bike
Born (1983-01-01) 1 January 1983 (age 41)
Blairgowrie, Scotland[1]
NationalityScottish
Occupation(s)Cyclist, adventurer, broadcaster, documentary maker, author
Known forRecord for cycling round the world
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Mark Ian Macleod Beaumont BEM (born 1 January 1983)[2] is a British long-distance cyclist, broadcaster and author.[3][4][5] He holds the record for cycling round the world, completing his 18,000-mile (29,000 km) route on 18 September 2017, having taken less than 79 days. On 18 February 2010 Beaumont completed a quest to cycle the Americas,[6] cycling from Anchorage, Alaska, US to Ushuaia in Southern Argentina, for a BBC Television series.[7]

In the summer of 2011 Beaumont joined a six-man team to row from Resolute Bay in the Nunavut Territory, Canada to the 1996 location of the North Magnetic Pole.[8] Each of these expeditions was filmed for BBC One documentaries. On 1 February 2012 Beaumont and his team of rowers were rescued from the Atlantic Ocean when their rowing boat capsized during a crossing from Morocco to Barbados.[9] On 21 May 2015 he rode from Cairo to Cape Town (10,000 km) and broke the world record for fastest solo ride for the length of Africa by finishing in 42 days and 8 hours.[10]

  1. ^ "Cyclist Beaumont rolling in the isles". BBC News. 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ Debrett's biodata. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  3. ^ "BBC One - The Man Who Cycled the Americas". 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Media Release: Mark Beaumont team first over the line at the Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon - allmediascotland…media jobs, media release service and media resources for all". www.allmediascotland.com.
  5. ^ "Mark Beaumont completes cross Scotland challenge". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  6. ^ Mark Smith (18 February 2010). "Scot completes his nine-month cycle from Alaska to Argentina". Heraldscotland.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  7. ^ "End of the Road!". pedallingaround.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008.
  8. ^ "Old Pulteney Row to the Pole". Rowtothepole.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Atlantic Odyssey: Exclusive first hand account of how a world record attempt ended in near disaster | Mark Beaumont | Independent Editor's choice Blogs". London: Blogs.independent.co.uk. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Mark Beaumont breaks Africa cycling world record". BBC News. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.