• Laura Massey-Pugh and Stevie Massey arrived in Berlin on December 1, 180 days after beginning their record attempt there.
• The couple pedalled almost 18,000 miles through 21 nations.
• They have applied to the Guinness World Record for a mixed version of the record.

A British couple has circumnavigated the globe on a tandem bicycle, pedalling almost 18,000 miles through 21 nations. They have applied for Guinness World Records accreditation.

Laura Massey-Pugh and Stevie Massey arrived in Berlin on December 1, 180 days after beginning their record attempt there.

The couple, who took a tandem bike ride on their first date, stated that they were inspired to attempt the record for fastest circumnavigation by tandem bicycle (mixed) after reading about fellow Britons Cat Dixon and Raz Marsden, who set the female team record in 263 days, 8 hours, and 30 minutes.

The pair quickly learned that the record for the male team was 281 days, 22 hours, and 20 minutes. Guinness World Records includes a category for the mixed version of the record, however, there is no record holder at present.

Massey-Pugh was confident that she and her husband could surpass both of the single-gender records, so they researched the record-keeping organization’s requirements, which included travelling a minimum of 18,000 miles in a single direction, passing through two antipodal points, and completing the journey in the same direction as it began.

The pair expressed relief at having completed their lengthy trek.

Massey-Pugh told the media, “It was just a massive sense of relief.”

Added, “To finally be able to stop riding and to see certain friends and family loved ones that we’ve not seen for six months was absolutely immense.”

Take a look at the video below:

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