AXEL CARION IS NO STRANGER TO LONG-DISTANCE RIDES, HAVING PREVIOUSLY CYCLED 12,000KM IN THE BALKANS. THIS YEAR, THE FRENCHMAN SET OUT TO BEAT SCOTT NAPIER’S RECORD – 58 DAYS – FROM COLOMBIA TO ARGENTINA
110
beats per minute – their average heart rate during the record attempt
214
kilometres – the average distance travelled per day