A US “ultra-endurance” cyclist has claimed a new world record for fastest woman to round the globe by bike. Lael Wilcox cycled 29,169 km (18,125 miles) from Chicago to her destination in 108 days, 12 hours, and 12 minutes.
She surpassed the Scottish traveler Jenny Graham’s record from 2018, which stood at 124 days and 11 hours. Alaskan cyclist Wilcox, 38, left on May 28 and traveled through 21 nations on four continents before returning to Chicago on Wednesday at roughly 21:00 local time (06:00 GMT). Her voyage, which will now be confirmed for inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records, involved up to 14 hours of cycling per day.
According to experts, ultra-endurance riders can burn between 6,000 and 10,000 calories each day on their bicycles.
“She just has such incredible physical stamina, mental toughness, and just sheer determination to go out and do these extreme efforts,” Cycling Weekly magazine’s North America editor, Anne-Marije Rook, stated.
The TransAm, a 4,000-mile event that spans the whole US, was won by Wilcox, the first female racer. She has also broken records in the Tour split, an intense event that follows the Rocky Mountains and the American continental split.
Guinness World Records only need riders to start and finish in the same location and always proceed in the same direction, despite the fact that her most recent record is advertised as a “ride around the world.”
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