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5x Enduro World Champion and Triumph Global Ambassador has officially claimed the Guinness World Record for ‘ The greatest distance on a motorcycle in 24 hours ( individual )’. Over 24 hours at Italy ’ s High-Speed Ring at the Nardò Technical Center , and astride Triumph ’ s Tiger 1200 GT Explorer - equipped with a handy 30-litre fuel capacity - Cervantes stormed around the ring for a total of 4012km . The previous record , set by American Carl Reese on February 26 , 2017 , stood at 3406km , seeing Cervantes and Triumph smash it by more than 600km . In terms of average speeds for the attempts , Reese ’ s ride saw him averaging a speed of 141.9km / h over the 24 hours while Cervantes ’ average speed was 167.79km / h . To put that distance into a travel perspective , the distance is equivalent to travelling from London to the Great Pyramid in Egypt ( or Wellington to Cape Reinga four times ) in just 24 hours . ‘ The Tiger 1200 GT Explorer was the perfect bike for this attempt ,” Cervantes explained . “ It ’ s very comfortable to ride for a long time . For sure , the hardest part was the weather , because it started to rain , but this bike has a very big

screen and excellent protection , which helped me a lot . It is a very special bike for me . It ’ s not easy to ride for 24 hours in a row , but , in the end , the record is mine with this amazing bike !” The record attempt was witnessed and validated by a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS adjudicator on 30th April 2023 , with a final confirmed distance of 4012.53km . According to Triumph , the bike used for the attempt was a Tiger 1200 GT Explorer , chosen at random from the production line at Triumph ’ s factory in Hinckley , UK . No special modifications were made to the bike , other than completing the recommended running in and first service before the attempt .

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