‘The ride of my life’: Anchorage’s Lael Wilcox smashes women’s record for cycling around the world
Lael Wilcox rode from Lincoln to Chicago on Day 109 on her round the world ride. Wilcox broke a world record for the fastest time a woman has ridden a bicycle around the world on Wednesday Sept. 11, 2024. (Photo by Rugile Kaladyte)
Chicago to Chicago in 108 days: Lael Wilcox aims to set Guinness record for around-the-world bike trip
Lael Wilcox ends her 18,125 mile trip in 108 days, breaking the previous record of 124 days set by cyclist Jenny Graham in 2018. Wilcox's ride ended Wednesday at Buckingham Fountain.
Wilcox Breaks the World Record for Fastest Ride Around the Globe
Lael Wilcox shattered the Guinness World Record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle, completing the 28,000 km journey in just 108 days.
Lael Wilcox, cycling around the world in 108 days
The Alaskan cyclist set a new unofficial world record on 11 September for the fastest bicycle ride around the world. She started in Chicago on 26
Alaska’s own, Lael Wilcox, sets record for around-the-world bike ride
As for why she would want to bike around the world, Wilcox says it seemed like a good way to spend her summer.
Lael Wilcox sets new women’s Around the World record: 18,125 miles in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes
In the twilight hours of September 11, 2024, Lael Wilcox became the unofficial new world record holder for the Fastest Circumnavigation of the World by Bicycle (female).
‘The Ride of My Life’: Lael Wilcox Sets Women’s Around-the-World Cycling Record
The 38-year-old Alaskan cyclist just pulled off the biggest record of her career — and she already has quite a few.
Cyclist Lael Wilcox reflects on riding her bike around the world
After traveling more than 18,000 miles across three continents and through both hemispheres, Lael Wilcox is back home. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) LAEL WILCOX: Hi, NPR. It's Lael, and I'm about to finish my ride around the world and break the record.
American becomes fastest woman to cycle around the world, ends route in Chicago
CHICAGO -- An American woman set out from Chicago to bicycle all over the world in record-breaking fashion. Lael Wilcox is ...
18,000 Miles Later, an American Woman Has Cycled the World
It took Lael Wilcox 108 days to circumnavigate the globe. Improbably, she said it was “the most fun ride of my life.” ...
Cyclist hoping to break record for around-the-world journey stops in Springfield
Lael Wilcox hopes to complete an unsupported circumnavigation of the world in just 110 days. The current record was completed ...
American becomes fastest woman to cycle globe
A US "ultra-endurance" cyclist has claimed a new world record for fastest woman to circumvent the globe by bike. Lael Wilcox ...