Speaking to CNN during a “non-cycling day” in China, both George and Josh were pragmatic about what they were attempting. The pair will travel over 18,000 miles on two wheels, passing through 25 countries and spending over a year away from home. They could soon hold the record for the furthest distance ever cycled by father and son, the fastest circumnavigation of the world by father and son on bicycles, and the most countries cycled through by father and son. It’s in those moments, though, that the pair remember how lucky they are to be taking on this challenge together. “The proudest thing you can have as a father is a son that’s better than you,” George responds.