Cyclist Leigh Timmis battled through Hurricane Nicole in Florida for three days but this did not stop the athlete from making his way into the Guinness World Record book for the second time Leigh Timmis battled against Hurricane Nicole British hero Leigh Timmis survived the chaos of Hurricane Nicole to set yet another Guinness World Record. Timmis was attempting to break the record of the greatest distance ever cycled in the space of seven days.
To complete the task Timmis opted to head across to the United States, and Florida in particular. The choice to select Florida as the location for his venture was an easy one for Timmis, due to its flat roads and usually reliable climate.
Discussing the thinking behind his decision he said per : "There’s this perfect kind of cocktail. You’re looking for zero elevation on the road, which this road’s got, a great surface, no junctions, so there’s nothing to slow down that average speed. Cyclist, 25, announces retirement after five-year anorexia battle ‘ruined career’ Cyclist sets sights on Olympic gold after recovering from open-heart surgery "And then, of course, a reliable climate, which we hadn’t been able to find in the UK or anywhere else." This ‘reliable climate’ however could not have been further from the truth, as Timmis’ attempt landed in the middle of the chaotic Hurricane Nicole.
Going into detail about his hard-fought week on the road, the Brit admitted he thought his team were ‘joking’ when he was informed about the hurricane. He […]
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