Cyclists in France ride for six days to create record-breaking 1,025km-long GPS dinosaur

Revealed: Cyclists ride for six days to create '1,025km long' dinosaur and claim Guinness World Record for largest GPS drawing by a team of cyclistsThe Velociraptor was 'drawn' by cyclists in the area of l'Allier, central France 'velo', which means 'bicycle' in FrenchREAD MORE: A cyclist takes part in an 830-mile 'unsupported' bicycle race
By Ted Thornhill, Mailonline Travel Editor

Posted: 2:30 PM BST, 18 Apr 2023 | Update: 3:41 PM BST, 18th April 2023

The Guinness World Record for the largest GPS drawing by a cycling team has been awarded to a group of cyclists who drew a 1,025 km long (636 mile) velociraptor.
The dinosaur was "drawn" by French cyclists Florent Arnaud, Maxime Brugère, Franck Delorme, Nicolas Meunier and Jean Roule, with the creature taking them 43 hours and 47 minutes to complete.
The team started and finished in Meillard in the Allier region of central France and crossed several other departments in six days on horseback - Cher, Saône-et-Loire, Indre, Nièvre, Creuse and Puy-de-Dôme.
While the release took place in November 2022 - after a year of planning - the record was only declared by Guinness World Records in March this year.< /p>
The team previously drew a T-Rex, in 2020, then a diplodocus in 2021, then discovered there was a Guinness World Record recorded for the longest GPS drawing by a bike team that "looked beatable",

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Cyclists in France ride for six days to create record-breaking 1,025km-long GPS dinosaur

Revealed: Cyclists ride for six days to create '1,025km long' dinosaur and claim Guinness World Record for largest GPS drawing by a team of cyclistsThe Velociraptor was 'drawn' by cyclists in the area of l'Allier, central France 'velo', which means 'bicycle' in FrenchREAD MORE: A cyclist takes part in an 830-mile 'unsupported' bicycle race

By Ted Thornhill, Mailonline Travel Editor

Posted: 2:30 PM BST, 18 Apr 2023 | Update: 3:41 PM BST, 18th April 2023

The Guinness World Record for the largest GPS drawing by a cycling team has been awarded to a group of cyclists who drew a 1,025 km long (636 mile) velociraptor.

The dinosaur was "drawn" by French cyclists Florent Arnaud, Maxime Brugère, Franck Delorme, Nicolas Meunier and Jean Roule, with the creature taking them 43 hours and 47 minutes to complete.

The team started and finished in Meillard in the Allier region of central France and crossed several other departments in six days on horseback - Cher, Saône-et-Loire, Indre, Nièvre, Creuse and Puy-de-Dôme.

While the release took place in November 2022 - after a year of planning - the record was only declared by Guinness World Records in March this year.< /p>

The team previously drew a T-Rex, in 2020, then a diplodocus in 2021, then discovered there was a Guinness World Record recorded for the longest GPS drawing by a bike team that "looked beatable",