194 days and 8 hours by my reckoning is all it took Mark Beaumont to cycle out of Paris in a sort of Easterly direction and cycle back into Paris from the west. 18,400 miles or so in between.
Still awaiting official confirmation but that should break the world record by a massive 81 days and a bit.
You can check out his own website at www.pedallingaround.com or the bbc one at www.bbc.co.uk/pedallingaround
What a great website pedallingaround.com is eh? All done by your truly for nothing!
blm