Kane Avellano

Kane Avellano (born 20 January 1993) is a British adventurer and a long distance motorcycle rider. As of August 2017, Avellano holds the Guinness World Record as the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe by motorcycle.

Biography Avellano was born in Spain and was brought up in South Shields by his mother, Louise Byers. He went to Harton Technology College and graduated from Newcastle University in 2015 after completing a degree in computer science.

Riding Avellano first started riding in the beginning of 2015 and completed his first long distance trip around Europe that year.

Record-breaking trip

In May 2016, Avellano set out on a longer trip in an attempt to circumnavigate the world and become the youngest person to do so. and in August 2017, six months after the trip was over, Guinness World Records verified the record. Avellano completed the trip alone, with no support and minimal sponsorship, becoming the youngest person to circumnavigate the world by motorcycle solo (male). He completed the trip on a different Triumph bike, a 2008 865cc Bonneville, as his first bike was stolen following his return from the trip in Europe.