Biography
Mark Ian Macleod Beaumont (born 1 January 1983) is a British long-distance cyclist, broadcaster and author. He holds the record for cycling round the world, completing his 18,000-mile (29,000 km) route on 18 September 2017, having taken less than 79 days. On 18 February 2010 Beaumont completed a quest to cycle the Americas, cycling from Anchorage, Alaska, US to Ushuaia in Southern Argentina, for a BBC Television series.In the summer of 2011 Beaumont joined a six-man team to row from Resolute Bay in the Nunavut Territory, Canada to the 1996 location of the North Magnetic Pole. Each of these expeditions was filmed for BBC One documentaries. On 1 February 2012 Beaumont and his team of rowers were rescued from the Atlantic Ocean when their rowing boat capsized during a crossing from Morocco to Barbados. On 21 May 2015 he rode from Cairo to Cape Town (10,000 km) and broke the world record for fastest solo ride for the length of Africa by finishing in 42 days and 8 hours.
Filmography
all 11
Movies 9
self 6
TV Shows 2
Tommy Godwin: The Hardest Year (2023)
Mark Beaumont: Around Britain (2022)
WW1 - War on Two Wheels (2021)
Chile: The Longest Descent - Part 1 - The Highest Volcano (2020)
Patagonia: A Ride Into the Wild (2020)
Chile: The Longest Descent - Part 2 - 6890m To The Sea (2020)
24HRS - How Far Can You Ride A Bike In 24Hrs? (2020)
Penny Farthing: The First Hour (2020)
1903: Relived: Stage 1 Of The First Tour (2020)
The Man Who Cycled The Americas (2010)
Country Tracks (2009)
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GenderMale
Birth PlaceSwindon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, British Empire Medal
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