Nick Sanders on his barge in Manchester a few weeks ago. Since the early 1980s this cyclist, motorbike rider, author and narrowboat connoisseur has been revolutionising round-the-world adventure, adding a serious dose of speed to an often free-wheeling endeavour.
In 1981 at the age of 23 he set off from his home in Gamesley on the outskirts of Greater Manchester to ride his bicycle around the globe in just 138 days.
In 1984 he rode around the coast of Britain in a mere 22 days (setting a record that over forty years later still hasn’t been beaten) while a year later he went even further, outpacing Phileas Fogg to ride around the world in 79 days.
In the early 90s he traded pedals for petrol to become the fastest man to circumnavigate the globe, lapping the earth in 31 days—a time he whittled down even further in 2005 when he did it in just 19 days.
Read my interview with the man himself over on the Outsiders website…
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