JAMES CRACKNELL SETS WORLD RECORD ABOARD GIANT TCR C ZERO

James Cracknell has today set a world record, travelling by human power from Britain to Africa in aid of Sport Relief.

James’ challenge began on February 27th when he set out from Dover to row across the Channel. The row went far from smoothly, with James capsizing early into the attempt and then being forced to battle stormy seas which caused members of the support to return to Dover as it was too rough for their boat to land! James rowed on for 6 hours landing in France where he got in a few hours of well deserved rest before climbing aboard his Giant TCR C Zero to get the first 50 Km of cycling under his belt before calling it a night.

James cycled across France in wet and windy conditions which made the going even tougher as he was continually fighting a strong head wind, and crossed the Pyrenees into Spain on March 2nd. Thankfully the weather in Spain was a great improvement and James rode under clear sunny skies. He suffered a puncture on day 7 as he reached his top speed aboard the TCR C Zero of 60mph but a quick change of wheel meant he wasn’t out of the saddle for long, having already clocked up a whopping 1100 miles!

A slight tailwind eased some of the pressure as James closed in on Tarifa, Southern Spain, which he reached on day 8 of the challenge. James spent yesterday resting and then today set off along with David Walliams for the final stretch of the incredible journey, a 12 mile swim across the Straights of Gibraltar. David and James completed the swim in a little over four and a half hours to touch down in Northern Morocco, marking the end of 1460 miles and setting a new World Record.

James now aims to raise £200,000 for the Sports Relief campaign. Details of the campaign as well as highlights of thee trip can be found at;

www.challengecracknell.com / www.sportrelief.com

Congratulations James!