I'm very, very excited to announce that The Race of Truth, the book about my 2018 record-breaking cycle across Europe, will be published by Summerdale on 13 July 2023

Ultra-cyclist Leigh Timmis beat the Guinness World record for the Greatest Distance Cycled in Seven Days!

Our team doesn’t just break records; we ensure every performance gain is identified and maximised, to achieve the ultimate in human performance. That's why we've partnered with Huub Design

When it comes to breaking world records, you can’t miss a beat. This year I'm wearing a Garmin Fenix 7 smart watch to capture a whole-of-life view of my health 24/7. Read about my favourite features in this blog

This Mental Health Awareness Week I share how loneliness impacted my mental health, how cycling helped me to overcome it and why I’ve launched the 7 Days of Smiles charity campaign

For 2022, I’ve set my sights on breaking the world record for the Greatest Distance Cycled in Seven Days.

I recently spoke on a panel with the record-breaking team, from which delegates took away lessons learned on an elite sports project that could be directly applied to achieving their own personal and business goals

On the 18th of October it was my pleasure to take 70 business owners and senior managers behind the scenes of my record-breaking fastest cycle across Europe, in a keynote speech about delivering a world-class performance

Cyclist Leigh Timmis has smashed the Guinness World record for the fastest cycle across Europe by an astonishing eight days.

Struggling with depression, a chance adventure led to the realisation that to feel fulfilled I needed to challenge myself, to try something I’d never done. To push myself to new limits

On the 10th of September, Leigh Timmis will leave Cabo Da Roca, Portugal, on his modified Cervelo S3d bicycle at the start of an epic 4000-mile challenge across the continent to Ufa, Russia

This mental health awareness week, I want to share my struggle through depression and why I came to cycle around the world. When it all began, I felt overworked, lonely, and unfulfilled but I just thought it was normal

Training at the University of Derby’s Human Performance Unit has exceeded expectations and I am in better physical condition than expected at this stage of the plan, testing data points towards achieving an incredible result

In the pursuit of a World Record, focus is on performance. Over the course of the World Record attempt, there is no piece of equipment that can influence the outcome of this endeavour more than the bike

The body is a machine and without regular TLC and maintenance, the working parts will start to fatigue and break down. Ruth Machej, the team Physiotherapist, explains the importance of physiotherapy in sport

Extended periods in the saddle mean the choice and fit of bike for the world record must be correct. Cycling biomechanics expert, Andy Brooke, takes me through a professional bike fit

This week I share my personal journey that led from depression to cycling around the world, the lessons learned on that journey, and how that experience applies to breaking a world record.

Dr Philip Clarke, Performance Psychologist on the Fastest Cycle Across Europe team, explains psychology for multi-day endurance events. This begins with a measurement of my current capacity and self-awareness

At the Marketing Derby Annual Business Event, I delivered the keynote speech "Dared to Dream"; exploring how only by taking the more difficult path and overcoming the challenges along the way, will we discover our greatest potential

The Fastest Cycle Across Europe (Cabo da Roca to Ufa) was established by Guinness World Records in 2014 and is a distance of 4000 miles from the most westerly to the most easterly extent of Europe