A student doing unpaid voluntary work for the last 2 years, at King's College London, is attempting to break the above record, and raise £1.8m for PD research.
James bowthorpe is 5 days into his ride, through Europe, Iran, Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada. You can follow his progress on
http://www.whereintheworldisjames.com/
So far he has raised nearly £25,000, and hopes to raise £1.8m.
See http://www.justgiving.com/globecycle
more details are on
http://www.globecycle.org/
James has done voluntary work in Bosnia, and has cycled from Alaska to Los Angeles for charity. He plans to become a doctor.

Ron