It took Jenny Graham 124 days to smash the female Guinness World record for cycling around the world in 2018. She spent two years writing the book.
Now with the publication date for “Coffee First, Then The World” on April 13, the Scottish endurance adventurer has announced a cycling book tour.
Jenny will ride 1200 miles over a month, from April 13, in the pedal-powered promotional book tour – a first for publisher Bloomsbury – and visit bookshops, sports retailers and other venues across England, Wales and Scotland.
Starting on the south coast of England, she’ll cycle north to finish in Inverness, her home city.
Along the way, Jenny will take part in 12 community cycle ride-outs and nine community rides with women’s cycling clubs.
The book about world cycling record
Coffee First, Then The World offers an in-depth account of Jenny’s record ride around the plant. Solo and unsupported, her journey covered 18,000 miles through 16 countries. She beat the round-the-world cycling record by almost three weeks, finishing in 124 days and 11 hours.
Jenny said: “I’m really delighted to be touring the UK this spring sharing round-the-world stories and pulling apart the book writing process. For me, riding my bike and meeting like-minded souls for a whole month is a major perk of writing the book and I can’t wait.”
Charlotte Croft, editorial director of Bloomsbury Sport said: “Jenny’s UK pedal-powered book tour embodies the energy and passion Jenny has for cycling. This is something that leaps off the page.
“We’re thrilled to be publishing Jenny’s incredible story of her record-breaking journey around the globe. She writes with such honesty and reflection, and sweeps you up in her enthusiasm for the project.”
See tour dates on Jenny’s website. The cycle tour will be sponsored by Ride with GPS.
Also see Bloomsbury for book details.
- If you are a bookshop and would like for Jenny Graham to visit your shop as part of the Coffee First, Then The World bike tour, contact Jess Gray at Bloomsbury Publishing: [email protected]