The 21st of June, or the summer solstice, is known by many as the longest day of the year. Even though it?s only 24 hours. Just like every other day. But a minor detail like that didn?t put Valerio Boni off in the slightest. He rode his MV Agusta Turismo Veloce Lusso SCS over 2,000km, visiting 11 countries. And all in the space of 24 hours, to set a new World Record.

Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria and Italy. Those were the 11 countries Valerio visited, setting a new World Record in the process.

Exactly what world record is that, I hear you ask" Well it?s the most countries visited in 24 hours on a motorcycle. It?s unclear from MV Agusta?s press release and indeed the Guinness World Record website, what he had to beat? but again, those are minor details.
Epic

Boni?s epic journey  which he?s named the TVEE (Turismo Veloce Europe Endurance) started off in Malmo in Sweden and finished at the MV Agusta headquarters in Schiranna, Italy. His ride officially started at 5:38pm (which seems a bit bizarre) and ended 2,003km and 24hours later at MV HQ.

To succeed, he had to maintain an average speed of 83.5km/h (51.9mph). Not always easy when you?ve got roadworks, traffic and speed limits to contend with. But he did it, and he had this to say about the whole thing?

 ?Everything went according to plan, or almost. We reached our objective also thanks to the Turismo Veloce, wh...