Cyclist Mark Beaumont is currently in West Cumbria as he prepares for his latest mammoth endurance test.

Beaumont will be attempting to travel 18,000 miles around the world, starting from Paris on Sunday, July 2.

As a warm up to the Artemis World Cycle, he will first cycle around the coastline of Britain.

The 3,500 miles, 15 day training ride will be at 80 days pace, with Mark cycling for 16 hours and 240 miles per day.

Beaumont is best known for cycling around the world in 194 days in 2008.

He is in West Cumbria today and you can follow his progress live here: http://www.artemisworldcycle.com/live-update/