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| Olympians abandon record attempt | |
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| Olympians Rebecca Romero and James Cracknell have abandoned a bid to beat a Land's End to John O'Groats cycling record because of injury. | |
| Beijing cycling gold medallist Romero had to withdraw due to knee pain. | |
| They were just north of Johnstonebridge in Dumfries and Galloway at 0941 BST when they were forced to give up. | They were just north of Johnstonebridge in Dumfries and Galloway at 0941 BST when they were forced to give up. |
| The duo had been attempting to break the non-stop mixed tandem record for the route which stands at two days, three hours, 19 minutes and 23 seconds. | The duo had been attempting to break the non-stop mixed tandem record for the route which stands at two days, three hours, 19 minutes and 23 seconds. |
| Having set off at 0500 BST on Monday on the 874-mile trip, they were ahead of a schedule which would have seen them beat the record by three hours. | Having set off at 0500 BST on Monday on the 874-mile trip, they were ahead of a schedule which would have seen them beat the record by three hours. |
| The world record attempt was being made to mark the launch of a new mass participation cycling event - the Deloitte Ride Across Britain. | |
| 'Valiant attempt' | |
| Rower Cracknell and world champion cyclist and rower Romero needed to travel at just less than 16.5mph to beat the record and were averaging above that speed. | |
| However, shortly after they crossed into Scotland they were forced to abandon their effort. | |
| Mike Johnson, chairman of the Road Records Association (RRA), which has been monitoring their progress, said: "At a quarter to 10 this morning, a couple of miles north of Johnstonebridge, they called it a day due to medical problems with Rebecca Romero. | |
| "It was a valiant attempt. | |
| "They had ideal weather conditions yesterday but a fair amount of rain overnight and this morning." | |
| Mr Johnson said the pair had completed 505 miles of the journey, which had been due to finish tomorrow. |