Ultra endurance athlete Mark Beaumont and former pro road cyclist James Lowsley-Williams attempt to break the world reco | dG1fMkxlbmMxZTUxODg
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00:00 (soft music)
00:02 Land's End, Cornwall.
00:08 1,350 kilometers southwest of John O'Groats in Scotland.
00:13 For two men, this is the distance between them
00:17 and a new Guinness World Record.
00:19 But this is no ordinary bike ride.
00:24 Around the world record holder, Mark Beaumont,
00:26 an ex-pro cyclist, James Lowsley Williams,
00:29 will spend the next two days and two nights
00:32 on an unfamiliar machine,
00:33 pushing their bodies to the absolute limits.
00:37 - It is phenomenally tough.
00:41 The record has been broken only twice since the 1960s.
00:46 But I think I can break it.
00:51 - This is next level.
00:55 Just to let you know, you might see a side of me
00:59 that you probably haven't before,
01:01 just because I'm terrified.
01:06 Absolutely petrified of this challenge.
01:09 - All right, let's be having her.
01:17 Even without turning your legs,
01:22 just to stay awake for two days and two nights is a task.
01:28 - This is a whole different beast.
01:30 The unknowns of the tandem are probably going to have
01:32 something to play in this story we're writing.
01:36 - This is a piece of cycling history.
01:38 This is a record to be respected,
01:40 and you've really, really got to want to do
01:43 before you even contemplate it.
01:45 Otherwise, it'll bite you.
01:48 - Right now, we've got a tailwind,
01:54 and the bike feels pretty good.
01:55 (dramatic music)
01:58 - All good.
02:02 Still hanging in there.
02:04 (dramatic music)
02:07 - All these traffic lights, stop, start, stop, start.
02:15 (dramatic music)
02:18 - The traffic was against us.
02:20 The road works were against us.
02:22 The traffic lights were against me.
02:24 And so, it was just getting to me big time.
02:28 (dramatic music)
02:30 - At some point, you've got to ask yourself,
02:41 like, how far do you want to go?
02:43 And for what is the cost?
02:48 (dramatic music)
02:50 (dramatic music)
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