Would the record be validated if a rider exceeds Godwin's mileage before the 365 days are up but then fails to complete the 365 days, say through injury?
My initial thought was that most people would recognise it but the UMCA would probably not. Then I thought, well, Tommy had a day off the bike - August? - so if you chose to take a 'rest day' or whatever, that would be ok. But in fact, it must depend on whatever is written into the rules both Steve and Kurt have agreed with the UMCA - and whatever Tommy did is irrelevant. In fact, I'm not sure even his mileage is relevant for the UMCA purposes, is it? Though they'd look a bit silly awarding the record to someone who rode less than 75,065 miles.
So does anyone know if the rules do allow a new record to be recognised in such circumstances?