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Congratulations to Gerry Eddlemon on his new records across Panama!
Read his story!
Gerry Eddlemon, 67, Knoxville, Tennessee
Standard Bike
Panama South-North-South
New endpoints:
South: Traffic circle at SE terminus of Ave. Amador, Panama City (NW edge of Isla Flamenco)
Latitude: 8° 54' 36.85" N
Longitude: 79° 31' 18.91" W
North: Car turnout off Carretera (Hwy) A Portobelo 30 meters SW of bridge across Rio Piedras
Latitude: 9° 27' 12.92" N
Longitude: 79° 44' 25.52"W
March 11, 2012
| direction | time | distance (miles) | speed (mph) |
|---|---|---|---|
| S-N | 3:53 | 55.1 | 14.19 |
| N-S | 4:38 | 54.7 | 11.81 |
| S-N-S | 8:44 | 109.8 | 12.57 |
Official: Luis Calvo
UMCA Records Chairman and Board member
Drew Clark
At today's board meeting, we welcomed newly elected board members
Thanks to outgoing board members for their service:
Nancy has agreed to stay on to manage the McSweeney Scholarship program
The board agreed to hold meetings monthly, on the third Tuesday.
Congratuations to Velerio on his new record across Italy!
Read his story
Valerio Zamboni, 58, Monte Carlo, MONACO
Standard Bike
Italy West-East
New endpoints:
West: Piazzale de Gasperi, 18039 Ventimiglia, IM (Italy) , at border with France, coordinates: 43.784346,7.529932
East: Strada per Lazzaretto, 34015 Muggia, TS (Italy) at border with Slovenia, coordinates: 45.594819,13.724039
March 10-11, 2012
1 day 8 hours 16 minutes (32:16), 451 miles, 13.98 mph average speed
Officials: Piero Dal Maso, Enrico de Angeli
Drew Clark
UMCA Records Chairman and Board member
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Congratuations to Velerio on his new record across Florida!
Valerio Zamboni (58) Monte Carlo, Monaco
Standard Bike
Florida West-East, using previously established endpoints
January 14-15, 2012
24 Hours 20 Minutes, 397.8 Miles, 16.35 mph average speed
Officials: Mark Andrews, Darrel Smith
Note: This is the fastest recorded ride ever across Florida. All existing Florida records will remain listed as they are in different age/gender categories.
Drew Clark, UMCA Records Chairman and Board member
As an ultra-cyclist you've probably heard of me before. I've had some good results in ultra-cycling races, had a victory here and there, even set a few World Records, but I am still missing the one that brought me to ultra-cycling - the victory at RAAM. I would like to write an autobiography telling the real story of my six participations at the World's hardest cycling race -- the Race across America (RAAM). The book's working title is "Marko Baloh's RAAM" and it will tell my story from my first RAAM qualification in 2000 until last year's RAAM 2011. The race was not always kind to me, but I didn't give up (still haven't!) and came back again and again. It will not be just a race recap, but a story of perseverance, hard work and relentless belief in a dream, my dream of winning the World's hardest race.
If you think this is a tale worth telling and you would like to read it, you can help me by pledging your support in exchange for one or more of the incentives listed on my project's website on PLEASEFUND.US -- www.pleasefund.us/projects/marko-balohs-raam-the-book. Of course, there are books (to pre-order), but also T-shirts, cycling jerseys, DVDs, posters and even a TT bike, the one with which I set one of my 24h World Records. The project only gets financed if it is funded in full, meaning you will get your money back if the budget isn't met. I hope that at least people who would like to read his book will participate and lend me a helping hand. Thank you.
Congratulations to Danielle for her record across Florida!
Read her story!
Danielle Grabol (30) Atlanta, Georgia
Standard Bike
Florida West-East
Using previously established endpoints
December 4-5, 2011
27 hr 54 min (27:54), 420 Miles, 15.05 mph average speed
Official: Keith Woodward
Note: Great ride! Danielle even beat the time set by Fred Boethling (owner of RAAM).
Drew Clark, UMCA Records Chairman and Board member
Congratulations to Gerry for his new 12-hour and new distance (100/200) mile road records!
Gerry Eddlemon (66) Knoxville, Tennessee
Standard Bike
November 5, 2011
Using surveyed Road Course near White Oak, North Carolina
100 Mile, 6hr 8 min 58 sec (6:08:58), 16.26 mph
200 Mile, 14 hr 30 min 16 sec (14:30:16), 13.79 mph
12 Hour, 159 Miles 5033 Feet (159.9533 Miles), 13.33 mph average speed
Officials: Tony Curtis, JoAnn Fafrowicz
Note: More records for Eddlemon, with even more planned for 2012!
Drew Clark,, UMCA Records Chairman and Board member
Congratulations to Vaune Davis and Nicole Hughes! Thet are the 2012 receipients of the McSweeney Scholarship and will be attending PAC Tour AZ Camp. Read more about Nicole on her blog.
We posted the ride report for Dan McGehee's 100-mile record-setting time-trial!
Time: 3 hours, 52 minutes, 49 seconds
Speed: 25.77 mph
Bike: Cervelo P3C
Location:
course near Coolidge, Arizona
Congratulations to Jan for his records across Denmark!
Jan Larsen, 27, Copenhagen, DENMARK
Standard Bike
Denmark
Using previously established endpoints
November 12-13, 2011
E-W: 11 hr 25 min, 350 km/217.5 Miles, 30.66kph/19.04 mph
E-W-E: 26 hr 13 min, 699km/434.3 Miles, 26.66 kph/16.57 mph
W-E: No record broken
Officials: Mads Fabricius, Martin Thomassen
Note: Larsen was unable to break the Denmark W-E record, still held by Mads Fabricius, who graciously was serving as an official while Larsen attempted to break his record.
Larsen promises more record attempts are coming!
Drew Clark, UMCA Records Chairman and Board member
Congratulations to Michael for breaking the age-group record for Ohio (W-E)!
Michael Hunter, 60, Athens, Ohio
Standard Bike
Ohio, West-East
Using previously established endpoints
November 12, 2011
14 hr 20 min, 232.6 Miles, 16.23 mph
Official: Steve Miner
This record replaces the previous record of 15 hr 41 min by David Buzzee set in 2002.
Drew Clark, UMCA Records Chairman and Board member
Congratulations to Gerry for setting new records (age-group and overall) for Arkansas (E-W)!
Gerry Eddlemon, 66, Knoxville, Tennessee
Standard Bike
Arkansas East-West
Using previously established endpoints
October 2, 2011
11 hr 24 min, 188.6 Miles, 16.54 mph
Official: Anthony Curtis
Note: Eddlemon's time for Arkansas is 14 minutes faster than the current E-W record by Kurt Searvogel, although fairness dictates that I mention that Searvogel was doing the second half of a double crossing when he set his record.
Searvogel's record will remain listed as it is still the best in his age category.
Drew Clark, UMCA Records Chairman and Board member
Congratulations to Maria on her new 200 mile and 12-hour road records!
Maria Parker, 48, Lumberton North Carolina
Recumbent
Road Course (White Oak, North Carolina)
October 8, 2011
200 Mile: 9 hr 27 min 10 sec (9:27:10), 21.18 mph
12 Hour: 250.365 miles, 20.86 mph
Officials: Rob Redfearn, Brad Losh
Note: The recumbent bike ridden by Maria Parker is a FRONT WHEEL drive. Very cool looking machine.
This ride replaces the 12 Hour Road record set by Sandy Earl in August 2011 and also replaces the 200 Mile Road that Parker set two years ago.
Drew Clark
UMCA Records Chairman and Board member
We have a new 100 mile world track record. Congratulations to Michael!
Michael Secrest, 58, Scottsdale, Arizona
Standard Bike
Indoor Track (Home Depot Center Velodrome, Carson CA)
100 Mile
3 hr 46 min 16 sec (3:46:16)
26.52 mph
October 15, 2011
Officials: John Marino (co-founder of the UMCA), David Nelson, Margaret Nelson
Note: This is an amazing ride by Secrest. This beats the time by Rod Evans of 3:47:26 set in 1994.
Secrest now has the overall best time in this category, and he did it at age 58!
Further note: The record by Evans will remain listed as his time is still the best in his age category, even though it is no longer the overall best.
Drew Clark
UMCA Records Chairman and Board member
We have a new state record for Massachussetts Congratulations to Gerry!
Gerry Eddlemon, 66, Knoxville, Tennessee
Standard Bike
Massachusetts South-North-South
Using previously established endpoints
September 21, 2011
North-South: 3 hr 32 min, 54.4 Miles, 15.40 mph (Age group record)
South-North: 4 hr 1 min, 60.7 Miles, 15.11 mph (Age group record)
North-South-North: 7 hr 47 min, 115.1 Miles, 14.79 mph (Age group record)
Official: Ed Collier (Certified by Drew Clark)
We have a new state record for Rhode Island Congratulations to Gerry!
Gerry Eddlemon, 66, Knoxville Tennessee
Standard Bike
Rhode Island South-North-South
Using previously established endpoints
September 17, 2011
South-North: 3 hr 3 min, 50.6 Miles, 16.59 mph
North-South: 3 hr 0 min, 50.2 Miles, 16.73 mph (Note: this TIES a previous record)
South-North-South: 6 hr 10 min, 100.8 Miles, 16.35 mph
Official: Jerry Jones
Note: The North-South ride TIES a previous record, so both the previous record and this one will be listed.
Another great ride by the king of the record book! (Certified by Drew Clark.)
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We have a new state record for Illinois. Congratulations to Michael.
Michael Arenberg, 51, Belleville, Illinois
Standard Bike
Illinois West-East (using previously established endpoints)
September 18, 2011
8 hr 14 min, 155.0 miles, 18.83 mph
Official: Tom Jackson
We have a new state record for New York. Congratulations to Bobby, who qualified for RAAM with this ride.
Read the story about his adventure.
Bobby Leong, 48, Astoria, New York
Standard Bike
New York East-West
New endpoints:
East: NY/MA state line on US Hwy 20 (Columbia Pike) southeast of Lebanon Springs, NY
West: East end of the Rainbow Bridge on 89 Niagara Street, Niagara Fall, NY
September 17, 2011
1 day 9 hr 56 min, 365.7 Miles, 10.78 mph
Officials: Brad Gansberg, Carl Morrishow
We have a new state record for New Hampshire. Congratulations to Chris.
Christopher Hodges, 43, Campton, New Hampshire
Standard Bike
New Hampshire North-South (using previously established endpoints)
September 11, 2011
12 hr 38 minutes, 229.4 Miles, 18.16 mph
Official: Brett Walker
We have a new state record for Oklahoma. Congratulations to Scott.
Scott Freeman, 56, Midwest City, Oklahoma
Unfaired recumbent
Oklahoma South-North (using previously established endpoints)
September 10, 2011
17 hr 12 min, 229.9 Miles,13.37 mph
Official: Mary Watts
Mark Peterson, 42, Lake Oswego, Oregon (Standard Bike)
Bill Emery, 36, Sherwood, Oregon (Recumbent)
Standard/Recumbent
Oregon North-South (using previously established endpoints)
September 3, 2011
13 hr 55 min, 292.3 miles, 21.00 mph
Official: Scott Engle
Note: Excellent average speed. These two riders really zipped along!
Their planning was meticulous. They matched their expected power output specifically to each segment to be ridden and calculated ETAs all along the route. And then went even faster than they planned!
We have two new state records for Washington state! Congratulations to Ross.
Ross Muecke, 46, Kennewick, Washington
Standard bike
Washington South-North-South (using previously established endpoints)
South-North: 15 hr 34 min, 263.9 miles, 16.95 mph
South-North-South: 35 hr 00 min, 525.8 miles, 15.02 mph
September 3-4, 2011
Officials: Nancy Holton, Brian Cimmiyotti
We have a new state record for Nebraska. Congratulations to Sara Kay.
Sara Kay Carrell, 34, Hays, Kansas
Unfaired recumbent
Nebraska South-North (using previously established endpoints)
August 27, 2011
12 hr 45 min, 218.9 Miles, 17.17 mph average speed
Official: Lyle Nordhooek
We have three new state records for Hawaii. Congratulations to Gerry.
Gerry Eddlemon, 66, Knoxville, TN
Standard Bike
Hawaii
North-South-North
New endpoints:
North: Upolu Airport entrance at north end of Upolu Airport Road
South: South end of South Point Road at parking lot (about 0.2 mile northwest of Ka Lae (southernmost point in USA)
June 26, 2011
N-S: 8 hr 36 min, 116.2 miles, 13.51 mph
S-N: 11 hr 8 min, 116.1 miles, 10.43 mph
N-S-N: 20 hr 0 min, 232.3 miles, 11.62 mph
Official: Anthony Curtis