Shankar Thakur – Golden Quadrilateral CW Circumnavigation Unsupported Record- Nov 18, 2024-11-18

Congratulations to Shankar Thakur who set the new record for Clockwise Circumnavigation of the Golden Quadrilateral in the following categories: Solo, Upright bike, fixed gear, 18-49, Self-Supported.

This is also a new Guinness (non-age group) record.


Rider Information

Rider Name: Shankar Kumar Thakur
Age: 27
Age Group: Men 18-49
Rider Hometown: Gurugram, Haryana
Rider Country: India

Record Information

Record Type: Circumnavigation
Record Region: Golden Quadrilateral, India
Record Category: Solo
Bike Type: Standard
Record Start Date: 20241022
Record End Date: 20241118

Record Statistics

Direction: clockwise
Start Point: India Gate New Delhi
End Point: India Gate New Delhi
Distance (miles): 3713
Distance (km): 5976.00
Time (days:hours:minutes): 27:00:30
Speed (miles/hour): 5.73
Speed (km/hour): 9.22

Extra Information

Officials: Larry Oslund (WUCA record Chair)
Crew: none - Self-Supported
Notes: A fantastic attempt along a most famous and dangerous India course - self-supported no less!
Report: report