This just happened hours ago:
Lael Wilcox is back in Chicago after riding around the world
for 108 days, averaging 11.7 km/h (281 km/d) including breaks.
With this monster ride, if accepted by the Guinnes folks, she improved
on Jenny Graham’s 2018 women’s record by more than two weeks.
In awe. Got to ride a few miles with her along the route. I thanked Rue for her work as well!
Tam1 on
She is an absolute machine and this is an incredible achievement!
I find the route to be super interesting and not at all what I would have thought of as ‘around the world’.
Anyone have any insight on how it was decided?
aktripod on
Fellow Alaskan here. Was able to join Leal on a section of her ride when she got back to Alaska from NZ. We are so proud of her accomplishments, Lael is an absolute superstar and inspiration to us here!
nealshiremanphotos on
Cycled with her between LA and the IE and we all had lunch, it was a good experience
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This just happened hours ago:
Lael Wilcox is back in Chicago after riding around the world
for 108 days, averaging 11.7 km/h (281 km/d) including breaks.
With this monster ride, if accepted by the Guinnes folks, she improved
on Jenny Graham’s 2018 women’s record by more than two weeks.
Her travel log: https://www.laelwilcox.net/around-the-world
The final podcast episode: https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/0J2I8pFBLbWfcSD87PIbq8
In the news:
– https://bikepacking.com/news/lael-wilcox-around-the-world-record-set/
– https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7344w3jzzo
Damn she must really KOM.
In awe. Got to ride a few miles with her along the route. I thanked Rue for her work as well!
She is an absolute machine and this is an incredible achievement!
I find the route to be super interesting and not at all what I would have thought of as ‘around the world’.
Anyone have any insight on how it was decided?
Fellow Alaskan here. Was able to join Leal on a section of her ride when she got back to Alaska from NZ. We are so proud of her accomplishments, Lael is an absolute superstar and inspiration to us here!
Cycled with her between LA and the IE and we all had lunch, it was a good experience