Monthly Archives: July 2023

Congratulations to Sami Imeri who set the new 50-59 Age Group, Drafting record during this attempt. He was unfortunately hit by a car on his 13th day (he's OK!) but was unable to continue riding. Sami also broke the existing HWMR (7 day TT) record during his first 7 day of this attempt: 2429.98 Km Here is his Ride Report: This is a short description of my attempt: "I started my attempt for the highest monthly mileage record (HMMR) the 3rd of June 2023. I was riding from Douvaine in France to Aigle in Switzerland (where stands the UCI headquarters). [...]

Congratulations to Mervyn Kinkade who set a new Unsupported WUCA record during his attempt of Ireland N-S in the Male, 18-49 age group on a standard bike. This smashed the supported WUCA record by 2 hours! Ireland N-S (Malin Head to Mizen Head) Race Report 23rd July 2023 Unsupported This weekend I went out to set a new record with the WUCA (World Ultra Cycling Association) in the unsupported Cross country catergory for N-S Ireland. (Malin Head - Mizen Head) . Morning of the attempt I was up at 5.30am, collected a friend and we drove to Malin Head. The heavy [...]

Congratulation to Isa Pulver who has set the Women's 50-59 record on a standard bike during the 2023 RAAM. Isa was the fastest Overall finisher! Rider’s Narrative Summary Record attempt USA West-East WUCA Record Attempt during RAAM by Isa Pulver, start on June 13th 2023 Name of rider(s) Isa Pulver Start date and exact start time to the nearest minute Tuesday June 13th 2023 at Saturday 01:17 pm (local time) Exact start location described so that someone else could find the same spot Oceanside at the Peer, California, USA What were conditions like? The weather conditions were a bit of [...]

Congratulations to James for setting a blistering record for 100 Km on a Trike in the Male, 18-49 age group! This is faster than any unfaired bike type by any age or gender in our record books. James Coxon 2023-07-08 Ride Report The attempt took place at Newport,  South Wales, UK at the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales. I wanted to do the attempt to demonstrate how fast a para athlete can go on a recumbent trike.  The attempt started at 6:05pm in humid conditions. I started strongly and reached the halfway mark averaging just under 50kmh. However, soon [...]

Congratulations to Philipp Kaider for breaking the Austria W-E record of Gerald Bauer in the Male 18-49 age group on a standard bike. Philipp Kaider smashed Trans Austria record Philipp Kaider from Lower Austria smashed Gerald Bauer's eleven-year-old record in his record attempt from Feldkirch to Nickelsdorf across Austria. In a sensational time of exactly 19 hours, he crossed the country from west to east by bike. The reigning 24-hour time trial world champion covered a total of 673 kilometers with more than 4,000 meters in altitude and cycled at an average speed of 35.42 kilometers per hour. Kaider saw [...]