Inverness world record cyclist Jenny Graham up for award
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Round-the-world cyclist Jenny Graham will find out next week if her efforts have secured another award to go with her Guinness World Record.
The 39-year-old endurance rider cycled 18,000 miles around the world in just 124 days and 11 hours last year – knocking three weeks off the previous fastest woman record.
She has now made it to the last four in the Against All Odds category of this year’s Amplifon Awards for Brave Britons.
Nominees are judged by a panel including Falklands War hero Simon Weston and winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on Tuesday.
Jenny’s route covered four continents and 16 countries, travelling from Germany to Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Mongolia and China.
She also pedalled across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA, then Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium and Holland.
She cycled 15 hours a day including at night, managing an average of 156 miles a day.
On completing her journey, she said: “I wasn’t sure what lay ahead when I set off and I was curious to see how far I could go. The journey was exhausting but life-changing and I would encourage anyone to get out and give cycling a go.”
