Round the World by Bike - a World Record attempt

Some have called me an idle so-and-so for taking over four years to get round the world. They may well be right.
Mark Beaumont

is about to cycle out of Paris on a solo attempt to break the 18,000 mile World Record to become the fastest person to have ever circumnavigated the globe by bicycle. He plans to do it in 210 days! (It took me 1555...) You will be able to follow the full adventure as it happens right

here

via the online BBC documentary, weblog and GPS tracker.
Good luck, Mark!