Now that's pedal power! Rider to beat record for cycling round the world by two weeks after pedaling 200 miles every day



Cyclist Mike Hall, 30, beginning the round the world challenge at the Greenwich Meridian at the Royal Observatory in south-east London

A bike enthusiast looks set to beat the world record for cycling round the world by two weeks after pedaling an average of 200 miles every day.



Mike Hall, 31, is expected to make it back to London today just 92 days and 18,000 miles after first setting off from the capital.



The race started on February 18 from the Greenwich Meridian, London, with nine competitors attempting to beat Alan Bate's 2010 Guinness World Records-verified duration of 106 days, 10hrs and 33mins.



Out of the nine, only four remain, but Hall from Harrowgate, Yorkshire, is well ahead of all the remaining competitors.



Stuart Lansdale, the youngest cyclist in the race, was involved in a collision in India that severely damaged his bike and eventually saw him pull out of the challenge.



Policeman Stephen Phillips was forced home from the US in March with a damaged Achilles tendon but returned for another crack when the injury healed. But he had to leave again in Singapore in mid-May due to exhaustion after getting ill in Australia.



One rider still in the saddle is South African Sean Conway, who at one point was riding in a neck brace with a compression fracture to the spine, currently in Darwin, Australia, after completing 9,390 miles.



Richard Dunnett is currently in second place after Hall with 11,854 miles completed - still almost 5,000 miles behind.



Hall's secret appears to be travelling very light with his road bike and luggage together weighing in at just 16kg as he rode through Europe, Turkey, India, Australia and to New Zealand before heading back via the US.

Record breaker: Mike Hall, who is due back in London today, was one of nine cyclists competing in the epic unassisted race around the globe

Record breaker: Mike Hall cycled an average of 200 miles a day to complete the round the world cycle challenge in 92 days - beating the current record by two weeks

Speaking to the Guardian on the west coast of France shortly before his return, Hall said: 'Typically I try and get on the road for six or just after. I normally set myself a target of 3pm for the first 100 miles, which usually means I do the rest by about 10pm or midnight, with food stops.

'The hardest was the States. It's so long. Two weeks into this four-week stint and you can't see the beginning or the end. It's the motivation which is the problem, and it becomes hard to push yourself.



'These last few days have been very hard. Mind and body are falling to bits now.'



Hall has even rushed his food stops to make up time by going to fast food restaurants like McDonald's.



He said: 'McDonald's is quite good as it's quite a lot of calories and it's really easy to eat quickly. Getting food anywhere else takes an age.'