October 2018 - World UltraCycling Association

Bob Willix North Carolina W-E Record – 2018-10-10

Records Team2020-03-09T15:22:57-07:00

Bob Willix NC Border-to-Border Record October 10-11, 2018 Rider’s Narrative Summary Record attempt: North Carolina Border-to-Border, West to East Name of rider: Bob Willix Start date and exact start time to the nearest minute: Wednesday morning, October 10, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. Exact start location described so that someone else could find the same spot: Murphy, NC Courthouse at 75 Peachtree Street, Murphy, NC 28906 What were conditions like? Absolutely Epic!!! We started at 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning, and 30 minutes later it started raining because Hurricane Michael was approaching from the Gulf of Mexico. It basically never stopped [...]

Bob Willix North Carolina W-E Record – 2018-10-10Records Team2020-03-09T15:22:57-07:00

Peter Horton – Outdoor Road Records – 2018-09-29

Records Team2018-10-28T08:24:04-07:00

Rider’s Narrative Summary Record Attempt: - 100 Km Road Solo, 200 Km Road Solo, 100-mile Road Solo and 6 hours Distance Road Solo, Rider: - Peter John Horton, 51 years old, United Kingdom Crew: - Simon Chetwynd and Susan Horton Officials: - Kevin Van Dyke After my last record attempt where I achieved the 100 Km Road Solo record but did not complete all the records upto 6 hours as originally planned I wanted to attempt the records again. I decided that I was going to attempt to beat my 100Km Road Solo record and look to achieve the 200Km [...]

Peter Horton – Outdoor Road Records – 2018-09-29Records Team2018-10-28T08:24:04-07:00

Anthony Lisinicchia – Indiana S-N Record – 2018-09-29

Records Team2018-10-28T08:24:01-07:00

Congratulation s to Anthony Lisinicchia for setting the Indiana S-N Record on 2018-09-29. He completed the 300 mile attempt in 16hours 39 minutes for a average speed of 18.08 mph The following is a rider narrative summary of an attempt to set the World Ultracycling Association Point-to-Point record for Indiana, South to North, by Anthony Lisinicchia. The ride began on September 29, 2018 at 7:17AM CST. The ride started on Indiana State Highway 161 on the Indiana-Kentucky along the Ohio River. The weather was near perfect. Despite a day long head wind (NNE 6mph, gusting to 10mph), the temperature was [...]

Anthony Lisinicchia – Indiana S-N Record – 2018-09-29Records Team2018-10-28T08:24:01-07:00

Gerry Eddleman Outdoor Track Records 2018-09-06

Records Team2020-03-03T04:47:40-08:00

Congratulations to Gerry Eddleman for setting the Male 70+ Standard records on 2018-09-06 for: 100km outdoor track at 3:30:38.35 with an avg speed of 17.70mph 200km outdoor track at 7:39:25.59 with an avg speed of 16.23mph 300km outdoor track at 13:01:41.33 with an avg speed of 14.31mph 6 hours outdoor track for 100.38 miles with an avg speed of 16.73mph Read his ride report below Rider G.K. Eddlemon’s Narrative Summary 115th through 118th UMCA Records (pending certification)! Note to reader: I’ve yet to recheck my arithmetic for total number of records, but I believe these are the correct figures. And [...]

Gerry Eddleman Outdoor Track Records 2018-09-06Records Team2020-03-03T04:47:40-08:00

Valerie Litznerski – Michigan S-N record – 2018-09-08

Records Team2018-10-31T15:02:49-07:00

Congratulations to Valerie Litznerski who set the Michigan S-N record on 2018-09-08 with a distance if 364 miles a time of 1 day 3:46, at an avg speed of 13.11mph. Valerie now holds both S-N and W-E solo records. Read her narrative below On a beautiful early fall day in September, I set out to establish the women's south-to-north cross-state record for the state of Michigan. After establishing the west-to-east record in 2012, I decided that I wanted to have the S/N record as well. A recent crash with a car during a group ride compelled me to complete this [...]

Valerie Litznerski – Michigan S-N record – 2018-09-08Records Team2018-10-31T15:02:49-07:00