To one world record breaker, cycling is an art.
Anthony Hoyte, a British cyclist known as the “pedaling Picasso,” broke a Guinness World Record for the largest continuous GPS drawing by a bicycle in 12 hours. Hoyte created a portrait of a man with a mustache by biking a total of 66.48 miles on the streets of London. He used a GPS tracking app to create the portrait. He completed the portrait in eight and a half hours.
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— Anthony Hoyte (@anthoyte) November 14, 2021
Hoyte said the image was in honor of Movember, which encourages men to grow mustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, including suicide prevention. The portrait, named “Mr. Movember,” was his 19th GPS drawing.
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When deciding on the image for his ride, Hoyte told Guinness that he looks for patterns on the maps and said it was similar to finding shapes in clouds.
“For this one, I knew I was trying to find a face, and two things jumped out at me: Park Lane for the nose and the curve of the Thames for the neckline,” Hoyte said. “Once I’d figured the whole thing out, I used Google to check that various roads and junctions were actually navigable. The drawing cut through a couple of parks, so I had to ensure that I’d get through them before they closed. I find I always have to do quite a bit of doubling back, and traversing some roads more than once, so it’s quite a puzzle.”
He said the event was mostly smooth, although he did face some crowd issues and road closures.
“Luckily, the key bits — the eyes, nose, mouth, and tache — went to plan,” Hoyte said. “There were a few more issues toward the end — including the crowds of Portobello Road Market — but I was less concerned about that as the shape of the hair isn’t critical.”
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Hoyte said he will continue biking and already has his next task in mind. He has already completed the portraits of a snowman, a cat, Santa, a reindeer, and others.
Since 2003, Movember has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects, according to its website.
