Fastest teen to cycle from Madurai to Kanyakumari on a gearless bicycle
The record for being the fastest to cycle from Madurai to Kanyakumari on a gearless bicycle was set by S. Jeffrey Benson (born on June 26, 2005) of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He started cycling from Madurai at 4:44 am on June 2, 2023 from Thanakkankulam (Madurai) and completed it at Vattakottai Fort (Kanyakumari) at 2:16 pm on the same day, covering a distance of 220.3 km in 9 hours and 32 minutes (including 2 breaks of 36 minutes duration) on a gearless (single speed) bicycle at the age of 17 years, 11 months and 10 days, as confirmed on June 5, 2023.