I'm just sitting back and thinking what Steve has achieved, 58000 miles on a bike in a year and counting - even with a period off for a broken ankle.
1) That's further than anyone had cycled in a year in the last 76 years (there seems to have been a lot of fuss about some tennis players winning a trophy for the first time in 79 years recently
2) Steve had the courage to set out and give it a go, and even with his injury, proved that tackling 'the impossible record' was possible
3) He's created interest in the record which, assuming Kurt stays upright, will be beaten, and will have another serious attempt next year.
4) For all the talk of attempts in good climates - the trials and tribulations of Miles Smith, who had flat fast roads and a Mediterranean climate, show just how tough this is, I think other challengers such as Bruce Berkeley will find this too.
And he still has a good chance of beating the record. On something like a '24' there is always a tough spot during the night - when the legs don't work, and you lose speed. But that's often forgotten the next morning. For Steve 15th November - the end of February is the equivalent of that night, where he will have bad days and hold it together, but I think you will see if he does (and I have no reason to suspect that he won't), that the speeds will pick up in the spring.
Forza Steve
