PICTURES: Mark Beaumont on track to set new NC500 record

By Caroline McMorran

Published: 10:58, 25 September 2022

| Updated: 11:00, 25 September 2022

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NC500 record hopeful Mark Beaumont is on track to set a new NC500 record.

The long-distance cyclist is powering round the 516-mile tourism route in the hope of beating the record set by Durness native Robbie Mitchell last year.

Information posted on social media showed him to be at Helmsdale around 8am this morning - his support crew had said he was at 'Drumbeg', but it now thought it was Dunbeath.

A social media user said: "He should be nearing Inverness pretty soon, probably breaking the record by an hour or so."

The determination to break the NC500 record set last year by Durness native Robbie Mitchell is plain to see on Mark Beaumont's face. Picture: Markus Stitz

Tiredness must be setting in after hours of pedalling, but Mark Beaumont still has the grit to carry on. Picture: Markus Stitz

A lonely road: Mark Beaumont encountered little traffic on this stretch of the road. Picture: Markus Stitz

Riding through the night. Picture: Markus Stitz

Mark Beaumont is being accompanied by a film crew who are making a documentary for GC+. Picture: Markus Stitz

PICTURES: Mark Beaumont on track to set new NC500 record

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