Strong winds caused Matt Page, a former cycle courier, to abandon his North Coast 500 record attempt earlier this week, while the Welshman was up on the record time.
Page set off on the 500 mile ride around the north of Scotland on Monday morning, hoping to break the 28 hour, 35 minute record set by Mark Beaumont in October last year. However, he abandoned his attempt 21 hours in, before making it to John o' Groats at the top of the UK. When he turned the corner at the top of Scotland, he was 45 minutes up on the record time.
