There is a big event in this year’s last day in Taiwan, It’s a nationwide cycling trip set to break record.
The activity is designed for participants to cycling around Taiwan, including surrounding islands Penghu, Kinmen and Lienchiang counties. The total length is about 1,000km. There will be 100,000 departure points around Taiwan. It is free to join, anyone can choose their preferred departure point and register on line. At 10:00AM, Dec. 31th, 2011, millions of riders will start to cycle in a clockwise direction. Media will broadcast the event lively. 3G smart phone holders can download official APP, which delivers personal GPS signals during the ride. Their riding progress could be immediately checked on their specific web page on the official web site. Furthermore, audiences can also share this moment through internet.
This event is under application of Guinness World Record “Largest parade of bicycles (multiple venues)”.
For me, this is a rare opportunity to show the event in Google Earth. So I made this work, in addition to Youtube above, but you can also download the KMZ
file to see the big event.
[20111231 Update]
Event Sets World Record
At about 4:50 p.m., Tong Cheng from the Guinness World Record authenticated the event as a record-breaking one with a total of 72,919 participants.
The previous world record for the most bikers riding at once stood at 48,615, which was set in Italy in 2000, with 48,615 people cycling at the same time.
