Ultracycling: Distance Records

Historic city-to-city (point-to-point) cycling records sanctioned by the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association. A rider may challenge an existing record but cannot establish a different point-to-point record.

Date	Story	Start - Finish	Rider (age), hometown	Official(s)	Bike	Age	Category	Notes	Distance (mi)	Time (hh:mm:ss)	Speed (mph)
Albany to Buffalo (312.2 miles)
12 Jun 1993		Albany City Hall to Buffalo City Hall	Rose Costin, Sandy Hook, CT		standard	men 18-49	solo		312.2	25:53	12.07
29 Aug 1993		Albany City Hall to Buffalo City Hall	Ed Pavelka, Alburtis, PA		standard	men 18-49	solo		277.7	14:04	19.72
Blue Ridge Parkway (470 miles)
24 May 1994		Cherokee, NC - Rockfish Gap, VA	John Nickles, Great Falls, VA		standard	men 18-49	solo	Blue Ridge Parkway	470.0	31:30	14.92
28-29 Jun 2000	story coming soon	Cherokee, NC - Rockfish Gap, VA	Chris Boone	Mignon Durham, Richard Blomberg, Christina Jenkins, Clarice Turner, Matt Hollifield	standard	men 18-49	solo	Blue Ridge Parkway	470.0	29:36:15	15.87
25 Aug 2007	story coming soon	Mile Post 469, Cherokee NC - Mile Post 0, Waynesboro VA	Rodney Darby, (54) Decatur, AL, Todd Watts, (31) Decatur, AL Anthony Darby, (32) Decatur, AL, Ryan Dye, (30) Birmingham, AL	Joshua Burton, Jackie Whitaker	standard	men 18-49	4-man team	Blue Ridge Parkway	454.0	24:03:30	16.51
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Tow Path (184.5 miles)
1 May 1993		Washington, D.C. - Cumberland, MD	Kevin Clune, Mt. Kisco, NY		standard	men 18-49	solo		184.5	13:42	13.49
Death Valley Double Crossing (220.5 miles)
2 Dec 1995			Les Drake, Carpenteria, CA		standard	men 18-49	solo		227.2	13:03	17.41
Denver - Albuquerque (424 miles)
15 Jul 1990		city hall - city hall	Bob Fourney, Denver, CO		standard	men 18-49	solo		424	22:52	18.60
Earth to Venus, TX (440 miles)
23 Nov 1991		Earth: Intersection of US70 and FM1055 Venus: Town Square on S Main St/ Hwy 157	Claire Reitman, Rick Wilson		tandem	mixed 18-49	tandem		440	27:09	16.21
25 Nov 1995			Ed Fleming, Longview, TX		standard	men 18-49	solo		(425)	25:39	16.57
Fayetteville - Panama City / Coles Challenge (283 Miles)
22 Oct 1986		city hall - city hall	Gabe Stanley, Atlanta, GA		standard	men 18-49	solo		283	24:03:32	20.95
Florida
20 May 1988		south to north; Miami to Jacksonville	Karen Fields, Jeffrey Flocker, Boca Raton, FL		tandem	mixed 18-49	tandem		364.2	19:31	18.68
24 Nov 1990		north to south; Jacksonville to Miami	Tom Fanning, Gainesville, FL		standard	men 18-49	solo		340	19:08	17.80
Ft. Lauderdale - Savannah (478 Miles)
21 Mar 1987		city hall - city hall	Jeffrey Flocker, Gainesville, FL		standard	men 18-49	solo		478	28:30	16.77
Gainesville - Savannah - Gainesville (451.9 Miles)
29 Jun 1991		city hall - city hall	Tom Fanning, Gainesville, FL		standard	men 18-49	solo		451.9	24:46	18.48
Gilroy - Carpenteria, CA (275 Miles)
5 May 1992			Dan Wesolowski, Isla Vista, CA		standard	men 18-49	solo		275	13:43	20.06
High Plains South-to-North (Amarillo, TX, to North Platte, NE, 483 Miles)
6 Jul 1991		courthouse - courthouse	Nick Gerlich, Canyon, TX		standard	men 18-49	solo		483	22:20	21.63
Houston - Austin - Houston (335 Miles)
29 Apr 1990		Metro Park and Ride	Rick Kent, Houston, TX		standard	men 18-49	solo		335	17:43	18.88
25 Apr 1992		Metro Park and Ride	Christina Baum (26), Floyd, VA		standard	women 18-49	solo		335	18:19	18.29
Los Angeles - Phoenix (408.6 Miles)
2 Apr 1986		city hall - city hall	Jim Elliott, San Diego, CA		standard	men 18-49	solo			20:40	19.84
Miami - Atlanta (710 Miles)
1 May 1988		city hall - city hall	Victor Gallo, Miami, FL		standard	men 18-49	solo			64:40	12.13
Portland, OR - Salt Lake City, UT (785 Miles)
9 Jun 1987		city hall - city hall	Ray Youngberg, Salem, OR		standard	men 18-49	solo		785	64:40	12.13
Reno - Tucson (849 Miles)
5 Apr 1994		city hall - city hall	John Hughes, Portola Valley, CA		standard	men 18-49	solo		849	54:17	15.66
San Diego - Tucson (416.6 Miles)
8 Mar 1986		city hall - city hall	Marvin Christy and Linn Hoover		tandem	mixed 18-49	tandem		416.6	26:15	15.85
28 Mar 1987		city hall - city hall	Jim Elliott, San Diego, CA		standard	men 18-49	solo		416.6	25:15	16.50
4 Apr 1987		city hall - city hall	Deb Haas, Tucson, AZ		standard	women 18-49	solo		416.6	30:53	13.53
San Francisco - Los Angeles (401 Miles)
25 May 1986			Dennis Bock and John Watt		tandem	men 18-49	tandem		401	23:49	16.85
31 Aug 1986			Alice & John Watt		tandem	mixed 18-49	tandem		401	21:44	18.45
25 Jul 1988			Jim DeGraffenreid and Chris Kostman		standard		solo	drafting	401	21:35	18.63
17 May 1989			Fred Markham/Greg Miller/Michael Shermer		HPV	men 18-49	relay	Team Goldrush	401	16:27	24.38
28 Apr 1991			Pete Penseyres, Fallbrook, CA		HPV	men 18-49	solo		401	18:05	22.16
23 Jul 1994			Megan Troxell, Nicole Freedman; Kelley Herndon, Cynthia Ferguson		standard	women 18-49	4x relay	Team Kaiser/Permanente	394	18:58	20.76
11 May 1996			Seana Hogan, San Jose, CA		standard	women 18-49	solo		401	19:11	20.90
Santa Barbara - San Diego (222 Miles)
13 Nov 1988		city hall - city hall	Bindy Beck, Ventura, CA		standard	women 18-49	solo		222	3:00	17.08
Santa Barbara County Perimeter (226.2 Miles)
1 Sep 1992		Carpenteria City Hall	Dan Wesolowski, Goleta, CA		standard	men 18-49	solo		226.2	11:25	19.80
Vancouver to Calgary, Canada (611.7 Miles)
28 Jun 1996			Kenneth Bonner, Victoria, BC		standard	men 18-49	solo		614.5	39:47	15.45
Calgary to Vancouver, Canada (615.7 Miles)
15 Jul 1995			Kenneth Bonner, Victoria, BC		standard	men 18-49	solo		615.7	42:25	14.52
8-9 Jul 2000		city hall - city hall	Kenneth Bonner, Victoria, BC	Carol Hinde, Stephen Hinde	standard	men 50-59	solo		615.7	40:01	15.38
Alice Springs to Ayers Rock, Australia (290.1 Miles)
18 Apr 1994		point to point	Lloyd Willis, Alice Springs, Australia		standard	men 18-49	solo		290.1	16:44	17.32
25 Oct 2003		point to point	Alex Gepp, Alice Springs, Australia		standard	men 18-49	solo		280.8	14:57	18.78
Darwin to Adelaide, Australia (1881.7 miles)
27 Oct 1996			Gerry Tatrai		standard	men 18-49	solo		1881.7	5:19:12	13.5???