2016 - World UltraCycling Association

Announcement of Board of Directors 2017

WUCA Superuser2016-12-23T21:26:13-08:00

Dear WUCA members, The WUCA Board would first like to thank you all for being active members of the great and international sport of ultra-marathon cycling. Secondly for nominating members you know and trust to serve on the Board in 2017 and being patient whilst we collected personal statements during the busy holiday period. In total we received 15 total nominations for the 9 open Board positions. 3 names were rejected due to cause. Rejection was not done lightly, we assure you. Out of politeness and dignity, those names or the reasons for their nominations being rejected will not be [...]

Announcement of Board of Directors 2017WUCA Superuser2016-12-23T21:26:13-08:00

Ultracycling Series Champions 2016

WUCA Superuser2016-12-20T10:49:13-08:00

A big congratulations to all the competitors who took on races in their specialist distances. Announcing the age group winners and overall champions in the WUCA 24 hour, 12 hour, 6 hour and 500 mile series...

Ultracycling Series Champions 2016WUCA Superuser2016-12-20T10:49:13-08:00

World Cup of Ultracycling Champions 2016

WUCA Superuser2016-12-12T13:59:54-08:00

The results have been compiled and standings calculated for the final time in 2016. Announcing the WUCA World Cup of Ultracycling Champions for 2016... Congratulations to everyone who competed across 4 continents, 60 events, distances from 100 to 3049 miles, in multiple age categories on standard, recumbent and tandem bikes and with hpvs. With thanks to the results team, who have spent many hours trawling online results for WUCA members, answering queries and correcting data! We're going to make some changes to the format for 2017 to encourage more competition, rewarding average performance across races rather than totalling points. We [...]

World Cup of Ultracycling Champions 2016WUCA Superuser2016-12-12T13:59:54-08:00

Steven Abraham HAMR Month Ride Report

WUCA Superuser2017-01-17T13:09:34-08:00

I had several aims for the Month Record attempt. First, the obvious aim of beating the current record of 6679.8 miles by Adze Briscoe Frieze. It was also a test run for another go at HAMR rolled into part of my training for another attempt. Since my HAMR ride of 2015, I have started using a power meter for training and wanted some data to work with for planning another HAMR. My head wasn't really in the right place for another go the HAMR before the month record and as well as test a few theories from training, collecting data [...]

Steven Abraham HAMR Month Ride ReportWUCA Superuser2017-01-17T13:09:34-08:00

Eating For a Century, Brevet or Double Century

WUCA Superuser2016-10-10T14:33:29-07:00

Whether you're going for a P.R. or prefer to smell the roses, nutritional factors will be major determinants of how successfully you meet your goals for a century, brevet, or double century. by Susan I. Barr, PhD, RDN Susan Barr, is on the faculty of University of British Columbia in nutrition. She is a veteran of Paris-Brest-Paris, the Rocky Mountain 1200 and many PAC Tours and Pacific Crest Tours. Introduction Optimizing your performance from the nutrition perspective involves a three-pronged approach: 1) glycogen supercompensation (carbohydrate loading) the week before the event; 2) eating a meal the morning of the event; [...]

Eating For a Century, Brevet or Double CenturyWUCA Superuser2016-10-10T14:33:29-07:00