Cycle the Americas – adventurers, athletes or just determined amateurs?
Two former students are returning to St Andrews to tell the story of how they cycled 14441 miles from the Arctic Ocean to the most southern city in the world. On May 20th, Danny Beech and Chris Lally are back at the University of St Andrews to talk grizzlies, deserts, saddle sores and everything in between.
Over 130 days their epic journey took them across the Rocky Mountains, through the tropical climate of Central America, across the lifeless Atacama desert and finally over the Andes on towards Patagonia.
The pair, who narrowly missed the world record for the fastest time to complete the Pan-American Highway, were funded with a R&A International Travel Scholarship and an Alex Richardson Award.
Danny and Chris will deliver their presentation “Cycle the Americas – adventurers, athletes or just determined amateurs” in the Medical School Lecture Theatre, North Haugh, St Andrews at 4pm on Friday 20 May 2016. The free presentation is open to all.