MOSCOW :A French cyclist who spent 50 days in custody in Russia said he would seek to break another record after his hopes of doing the fastest cycle ride from Portugal to the Pacific were dashed when he crossed the Chinese-Russian border through a dense forest.

Sofiane Sehili, who describes himself as an "ultra-endurance racer and adventure cyclist", was freed in Russia's Far East on October 23 after he admitted illegally crossing the border. He flew back to Paris on Sunday via Asia.

After cycling 18,000 km (11,200 miles) from near Lisbon, he was on course to break the world record for cycling across the whole of Eurasia - and just 200 km from Vladivostok where his journey should have ended.

When he reached the Russian border, he found that his electronic visa would only allow him to c

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