Date |
Story | Rider (age), hometown | Official(s) | Bike |
Age |
Category |
Start-Finish |
Notes |
Distance (miles) |
Time (dd:hh:mm) |
Speed (mph) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria E-W | |||||||||||
| 27 Jul 2007 | Roger Lenherr (40) Bad Voeslau, Austria |
Regina Hassl-Leitner | standard | men 18-49 | solo | Start: Nickelsdorf, Biergenland, Austria; Finish: Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria | 435.5 | 1:03:09 | 16.0 | ||
| Austria W-E | |||||||||||
| 25-26 Apr 2008 | Franz Preihs (30) Graz, Austria |
Christian Hoch, Thomas Koech | standard | men 18-49 | solo | Start: Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria, parking 100 meters on left after village sign; Finish: Nickelsdorf, Biergenland, Austria, place opposite mayor's office | 716.16 km 26.25 kph |
445 | 27:17 | 16.31 | |
| 6 Aug 2010 | Christoph Strasser (28) Graz, Austria | Roger Lenherr | standard | men 18-49 | solo | Start: Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria: Parking 100 meters on left after village sign Finish: Nickelsdorf, Biergenland, Austria: place opposite mayor's office |
766 km 30.70 kph |
476 | 24:57 | 19.08 | |
| Canada W-E | |||||||||||
| 12 Aug 1988 | Ron Dossenbach, Windsor, ONT |
standard | men 18-49 | solo | Start: Vancouver, BC; Finish: Halifax, NS | 3700 | 13:15:04 | 11.47 | |||
| Denmark S-N | |||||||||||
| 5 Sep 2010 | Mads Fabricius (25) Odense, Denmark |
Martin Thomassen | standard | men 18-49 | solo | Start: At the most southern point of the turnaround at the end of Oksevej, Padborg (just around 56 Oksevej, 6330 Padborg). This is the closest you can get to the border on a bike. Finish: Grenen Kunsmuseum (art gallery) at 40 Fyrvej, 9990 Skagen. |
389.31 km 26.85 kph |
241.91 | 14:30 | 16.68 | |
| Denmark W-E | |||||||||||
| 15 May 2011 | Mads Fabricius (26) Odense, Denmark | Martin Thomassen, Fleming Bach | standard | men 18-49 | solo | WEST: Fyrvej 106, 5867 Blaavand. The parking lot at the lighthouse at Blavandshuk Fyr. EAST: Prins Knuds Daemning 2, 2791 Dragoer. The parking lot at Dragoer Fort. |
224.3 | 12:03 | 18.61 | ||
| Denmark E-W | |||||||||||
| 12-13 Nov 2011 | Jan Larsen, (27) Copenhagen, Denmark | Mads Fabricius, Martin Thomassen | standard | men 18-49 | solo | EAST: Prins Knuds Daemning 2, 2791 Dragoer. The parking lot at Dragoer Fort. WEST: Fyrvej 106, 5867 Blaavand. The parking lot at the lighthouse at Blavandshuk Fyr. |
350 km/217.5 Miles 30.66kph/19.04 mph |
217.5 | 11:25 | 19.04 | |
| Denmark E-W-E | |||||||||||
| 12-13 Nov 2011 | Jan Larsen, (27) Copenhagen, Denmark | Mads Fabricius, Martin Thomassen | standard | men 18-49 | solo | EAST: Prins Knuds Daemning 2, 2791 Dragoer. The parking lot at Dragoer Fort. WEST: Fyrvej 106, 5867 Blaavand. The parking lot at the lighthouse at Blavandshuk Fyr. |
699km/434.3 Miles 26.66 kph/16.57 mph |
434.3 | 26:13 | 16.57 | |
| Italy W-E | |||||||||||
| 10-11 Mar 2012 | story | Valerio Zamboni (58) Monte Carlo, Monaco | Piero Dal Maso, Enrico de Angeli | standard | men 50-59 | solo | WEST: Piazzale de Gasperi, 18039 Ventimiglia, IM (Italy), at border with France EAST: Strada per Lazzaretto, 34015 Muggia, TS (Italy) at border with Slovenia |
451 | 32:16 | 13.98 | |
| Panama N-S | |||||||||||
| 11 Mar 2012 | story | Gerald Eddlemon (67) Knoxville, TN | Luis Calvo | standard | men 60-69 | solo | NORTH: bridge over the Rio Piedras on road from Sabanitas to Portobello SOUTH: SE terminus of the Amador Causeway, Panama City, Panama |
54.7 | 4:38 | 11.79 | |
| Panama S-N | |||||||||||
| 11 Mar 2012 | story | Gerald Eddlemon (67) Knoxville, TN | Luis Calvo | standard | men 60-69 | solo | SOUTH: SE terminus of the Amador Causeway, Panama City, Panama NORTH: bridge over the Rio Piedras on road from Sabanitas to Portobello |
55.1 | 3:53 | 14.18 | |
| Panama S-N-S | |||||||||||
| 11 Mar 2012 | story | Gerald Eddlemon (67) Knoxville, TN | Luis Calvo | standard | men 60-69 | solo | SE terminus of the Amador Causeway, Panama City, Panama |
109.7 | 8:43 | 12.59 | |
| Slovenia E-W | |||||||||||
| 2 May 2006 | Marko Baloh, (39) Ljubljana - Crnuce, SLOVENIA |
standard | men 18-49 | solo | Start: border crossing Hodos; Finish: Debeli Rtic Health and Vacation Centre | 211.5 | 9:34 | 22.1 | |||
| United States Solo Senior Men | |||||||||||
| 04 Aug 1884 | Thomas Stevens, England |
penny farthing | solo | Oakland, CA - Boston, MA | penny farthing | 104:06:00 | 01.36 | ||||
| 06 Jul 1943 | Jack Russell |
standard | solo | Miami, FL - San Diego, CA | 27:17:39 | 04.50 | |||||
| 29 Jun 1961 | Jerry Hornig, Yosemite, CA |
standard | solo | San Francisco, CA - New York, NY | 17:05:15 | 07.93 | |||||
| 02 Apr 1972 | Peter Duker, Great Britain |
standard | solo | Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | 18:02:20 | 06.86 | |||||
| 17 Mar 1973 | Paul Cornish, Tustin, CA |
standard | solo | Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | 13:05:20 | 09.38 | |||||
| 26 Aug 1978 | John Marino, Costa Mesa, CA |
standard | solo | Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | 13:01:20 | 09.50 | |||||
| 28 Jun 1980 | John Marino, Newport Beach, CA |
standard | solo | Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | 12:03:41 | 10.20 | |||||
| 14 Jul 1981 | Lon Haldeman, Harvard, IL | standard | solo | Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | second leg of double transcontinental |
10:23:27 | 11.26 | ||||
| 14 Aug 1982 | Lon Haldeman, Harvard, IL |
standard | solo | Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | Great American Bike Race | 09:20:02 | 12.55 | ||||
| 29 Aug 1984 | Pete Penseyres, Fallbrook, CA |
standard | solo | Huntington Beach, CA - Atlantic City, NJ | RAAM | 09:13:13 | 13.29 | ||||
| 31 Jul 1985 | Jonathan Boyer; Pebble Beach, CA |
standard | solo | Huntington Beach, CA - Atlantic City, NJ | RAAM | 09:02:06 | 14.31 | ||||
| 14 Jul 1986 | Pete Penseyres, Fallbrook, CA |
standard | solo | Huntington Beach, CA - Atlantic City, NJ | RAAM; Fastest average speed | 08:09:47 | 15.40 | ||||
| 21 Aug 1989 | Paul Solon, Tiburon, CA |
standard | solo | Irvine, CA - New York, NY | RAAM; (Course 198.5 miles shorter than 1986 record) | 08:08:45 | 14.50 | ||||
| 01 Aug 1992 | Rob Kish, Port Orange, FL |
standard | solo | Irvine, CA, CA - Savannah, GA | RAAM record (Course 196 miles shorter than 1986) | 08:03:11 | 14.91 | ||||
| 24 June 1990 | Michael Secrest, Flint, MI |
standard | solo | Huntington Beach, CA - New York, NY | RAAM; Lowest absolute time (Course 195 miles shorter than 1986) | 07:23:16 | 15.24 | ||||
| United States Solo Senior Women | |||||||||||
| 28 Jun 1982 | Ann Kovich, Austin, TX |
standard | solo | Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | 14:14:54 | 08.48 | |||||
| 13 Jul 1982 | Susan Notorangelo, St. Louis, MO |
standard | solo | Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | 11:16:15 | 10.62 | |||||
| 01 Aug 1985 | Susan Notorangelo; Harvard, IL |
standard | solo | Huntington Beach, CA - Atlantic City, NJ | RAAM | 10:14:25 | 12.26 | ||||
| 16 Jul 1986 | Elaine Mariolle, Berkeley, CA |
standard | solo | Huntington Beach, CA - Atlantic City, NJ | RAAM | 10:02:04 | 12.84 | ||||
| 22 Aug 1989 | Susan Notorangelo; Harvard, IL |
standard | solo | Irvine, CA - New York, NY | RAAM | 09:09:09 | 12.93 | ||||
| 07 Aug 1994 | Seana Hogan, San Jose, CA | standard | solo | Irvine, CA, CA - Savannah, GA | RAAM | 09:08:54 | 12.91 | ||||
| 05 Aug 1995 | Seana Hogan, San Jose, CA | standard | solo | Irvine, CA, CA - Savannah, GA | RAAM | 09:04:02 | 13.21 | ||||
| United States Solo Junior/Master | |||||||||||
| 10 Sep 1984 | Sean O'Keefe, Fairbanks, AK |
standard | solo | Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | junior | 24:00:00 | 05.17 | ||||
| 16 Aug 1990 | Victor Gallo, Miami, FL | standard | solo | Irvine, CA, CA - Savannah, GA | RAA; master | 11:10:45 | 10.66 | ||||
| 08 Aug 1994 | Tom Davies, Paradise, CA | standard | solo | Irvine, CA, CA - Savannah, GA | RAAM; master | 10:13:25 | 11.46 | ||||
| 06 Aug 1995 | Tom Davies, Paradise, CA | standard | solo | Irvine, CA, CA - Savannah, GA | RAAM; master | 10:06:14 | 11.82 | ||||
| 2 Jul 2002 | Bob Breedlove, Des Moines, IA | standard | solo | Huntington Beach, CA - Atlantic City, NJ | master | 9:19:47 | 12.26 | ||||
| 16 Jun 2009 | Ann Wooldridge, Gloucester, UK | solo | Oceanside, CA - Annapolis, MD | RAAM; master | 3021.3 | 13:06:09 | 9.49 | ||||
| United States Double Transcontinental | |||||||||||
| 07 Oct 1974 | Victor Vincente of America | standard | solo | Santa Monica, CA - Atlantic City, NJ - Santa Monica, CA | 36:08:00 | 06.82 | |||||
| 14 Jul 1981 | Lon Haldeman; Harvard, IL | standard | solo | New York, NY - Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | 24:02:34 | 10.29 | |||||
| 27 Aug 1989 | Bob Breedlove, Des Moines, IA | standard | solo | New York, NY - Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | 22:13:36 | 10.75 | |||||
| United States Solo Other Routes | |||||||||||
| 02 Jul 1981 | Lon Haldeman; Harvard, IL | standard | solo | New York, NY - Santa Monica, CA East-West | 12:18:49 | 09.70 | |||||
| 28 Jun 1982 | Michael Coles, Kennesaw, GA | standard | solo | Savannah, GA - San Diego, CA Southern | 15:11:52 | 06.86 | |||||
| 16 May 1984 | Michael Coles, Kennesaw, GA | standard | solo | Savannah, GA - San Diego, CA Southern | 11:08:15 | 09.37 | |||||
| 13 Jun 1987 | Robert Richardson, Marion, MA | standard | solo | Maine - WA; Northern | 17:03:49 | 09.08 | |||||
| 30 Jun 1987 | Michael Secrest, Flint, MI | standard | solo | San Francisco, CA - Washington, DC | Race Across AMerica | 09:11:35 | 13.74 | ||||
| 02 Jul 1987 | Casey Patterson, Topanga, CA | standard | solo | San Francisco, CA - Washington, DC | Race Across AMerica | 11:21:15 | 10.96 | ||||
| 28 Jun 1988 | Franz Spilauer, Vienna, Austria | standard | solo | San Francisco, CA - Washington, DC | Race Across AMerica | 09:07:09 | 13.77 | ||||
| 05 Aug 1990 | Nancy Raposo, Newport, RI | standard | solo | Irvine, CA, CA - Savannah, GA | Race Across AMerica | 10:10:06 | 11.72 | ||||
| 13 Aug 1990 | Bob Fourney, Denver, CO | standard | solo | Irvine, CA, CA - Savannah, GA | Race Across AMerica | 08:11:26 | 14.40 | ||||
| United States Other Solo | |||||||||||
| 07 Jul 1981 | Len Vreelan, Allentown, PA | recumbent | solo | Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | recumbent | 14:21:13 | 08.33 | ||||
| 08 Dec 1981 | Hunter Van Pelt, San Diego, CA | standard | solo | Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | cerebral palsy | 69:00:00 | 01.79 | ||||
| 19 Jun 1984 | David Kiefer, Sterling, OH | standard | solo | Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | one leg | 17:05:07 | 07.20 | ||||
| 02 Aug 1985 | James Penseyres, San Juan Capistrano, CA | standard | solo | Huntington Beach, CA - Atlantic City, NJ | one-leg prosthesis | 11:22:50 | 10.88 | ||||
| 03 Oct 1986 | Hugh Culverhouse, Great Britain | standard | solo | Santa Monica, CA - New York, NY | one leg | 13:11:01 | 09.21 | ||||
| 28 Aug 1989 | Bob Wieland, Arcadia, CA | hand-cycle | solo | Irvine, CA - New York, NY | arm power | 35:00:05 | 03.54 | ||||
| Aug 1990 | James Penseyres, San Juan Capistrano, CA | standard | solo | Irvine, CA, CA - Savannah, GA | RAAM; one leg prosthesis | 10:17:46 | 11.37 | ||||
| 14 Sep 1990 | David Cornelsen, Huntington Beach, CA | hand-cycle | solo | Irvine, CA - New York, NY | arm power | 18:16:52 | 06.63 | ||||
| Canada | |||||||||||
| 1977 | Wayne Phillips, Richmond, BC | standard | solo | unsupported | 3700 | 19:22:57 | 07.83 | ||||
| 29 Jun 1982 | Wayne Phillips, Richmond, BC | standard | solo | Vancouver, BC - Halifax, NS | 3700 | 14:22:47 | 10.45 | ||||
| 12 Aug 1988 | Ron Dossenbach, Windsor, ONT | standard | solo | Vancouver, BC - Halifax, NS | 3700 | 13:15:04 | 11.47 | ||||
