British cycling 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 Cycling Weekly : "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.
