Edinburgh-based round the world cyclist Mark Beaumont retakes North Coast 500 record
Edinburgh-based round the world cyclist Mark Beaumont has retaken his North Coast 500 crown, knocking 30 minutes off the previous record.
Beaumont completed the 516-mile circuit of the Highlands on Sunday in 28 hours 35 minutes, which is also almost nine hours quicker than when he set the original record for the route in 2015.
The 39-year-old’s record attempt at the weekend, revealed by The Scotsman two weeks ago, involved climbing a total of 10,000m (32,000ft) – more than the height of Mount Everest.
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