Islamabad
\nAn Alberta cyclist took a nearly 81-mile ride on his bike without using his hands to break a Guinness World Record.
\nGuinness World Records announced Robert Murray earned the title for greatest distance cycled (no hands) when he rode 80.95 miles in a time of 5 hours and 37 minutes.
\nMurray said he used his hands to massage his legs when they fell asleep during his record attempt.
\nThe cyclist said he has had a lot of practice riding without using the handlebars.
\n\u201cPersonally, I find it to be a more comfortable position to be in rather than hunched over,\u201d he told GWR. \u201cI can text, change the song, get anything out of my backpack all while riding my bike. It\u2019s like second nature for me.\u201d
\nMurray\u2019s record attempt served as a fundraiser for the Alzheimer\u2019s Society of Calgary.
\n\u201cAlzheimer\u2019s is something that runs in my family, and I have since lost my grandma to the disease,\u201d he said. \u201cBreaking a record and raising money for a cause near and dear to my heart was just a double win!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad An Alberta cyclist took a nearly 81-mile ride on his bike without using his hands to break a Guinness World Record. Guinness World Records announced Robert Murray earned the title for greatest distance cycled (no hands) when he rode 80.95 miles in a time of 5 hours and 37 minutes. Murray said he used […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":373307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-373292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n