Monthly Archives: October 2023

Josh Wolf Illinois W-E Attempt Oct 14, 2023

2023-10-31T04:35:31-07:00

Congratulations to Josh Wolf for setting the W-E Illinois Record in the 18-49 age group on a standard bike. Record Attempt: Illinois W – E Name of Riders: Josh Wolf Start date: 10.14.2023 at 7:38am CST  Conditions were a bit chilly.  51 degrees winds starting W 10mph changing to NW 12-17 mph with on and of rain.  Sun came out for a bit to show off its partial eclipse.  Then faded into rain.  Had to take jacket off/on/off.   Why did I want to do the record?  I was hit by a car 2 years ago and haven’t been able to [...]

Josh Wolf Illinois W-E Attempt Oct 14, 20232023-10-31T04:35:31-07:00

Floris Von Bonninghausen – 24 hour Outdoor Track Attempt Sept 21-22, 2023

2023-10-27T02:44:05-07:00

Congratulations to Floris Von Bonninghausen who set the 12-hr Outdoor Track record in the following categories: WUCA Country Record 18-49 Age group, standard bike, Outdoor Track, County (Netherlands) 24 hour outdoor track world record. The attempt was done by me Floris von Bönninghausen at Megaland Landgraaf. The start of the loop was located at the end of the long straight in front of the building. where the track gets more narrow. The loop was done counter clockwise. I started the attempt at 11:00 in the morning on the 21st of September 2023.  weather  At the atart it was windy. but [...]

Floris Von Bonninghausen – 24 hour Outdoor Track Attempt Sept 21-22, 20232023-10-27T02:44:05-07:00

2023 Year-End President’s Message

2023-10-23T18:44:52-07:00

Dear WUCA Community, As 2023 comes to an end, I’d like to share a brief retrospect and an invitation for your involvement in 2024. The 2023 season saw two major steps forward for WUCA, and set the stage for an even broader invitation to ultra-cyclists around the world for 2024. For the first time in our sport, an Ultra-Cycling World Championship was held, hosted by the Race Around Poland, and was a tremendous success both in terms of organization and level of competition. The other noteworthy step was the introduction of a new website, overcoming what had been persistent technical [...]

2023 Year-End President’s Message2023-10-23T18:44:52-07:00

Stanislav Verstovsek 12 hour Outdoor Track Attempt – Sept 17, 2023

2023-10-23T16:56:22-07:00

Congratulations to Stanislav Verstovsek who set the the following records in the following categories: WUCA World Record 18-49 Age group, standard bike, Outdoor Track: Distance Event KilometersTimeAvg Sp (Km)Avg Sp (Miles)Existing records : male 18-49 standard bike100 Km Outdoor Track02:18:31.0743.3226.92Ralph Diseviscourt - 2020-07-11 - 2:19:13 - 26.78 mph WUCA Slovenia Record 18-49 Age group, standard bike, Outdoor Track: note: Stanko already holds the 100, 200, 300 Mile and 6 hour record age-group records Distance Event KilometersTimeAvg Sp (Km)Avg Sp (Miles)Existing records : male 18-49 standard bike200 Km Outdoor Track04:50:47.1341.2725.64none for Slovenia300 Km Outdoor Track07:29:04.4340.0824.91none for SloveniaTimed EventMilesKilometersAvg Sp (Miles)Avg Sp [...]

Stanislav Verstovsek 12 hour Outdoor Track Attempt – Sept 17, 20232023-10-23T16:56:22-07:00

Matthew Downie Scottish NC500 attempt Sept 27-28, 2023

2023-11-03T04:47:33-07:00

Congratulations to Matthew Downie for setting the new Solo, Male, (18-49) Standard bike CW circumnavigation record for the historic Scottish NC500 course – on Sept 27-28, 2023 https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cx5k8uWM_t0/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D Waypoint #Way pointest mileageest cummStart-1Inverness Flora MacDonald Statue002Beauly11113Muir of Ord2134Contin10235Garve8316Achnasheen17487Lochcarron28768Applecross381149Kinlochewe4115510Gairloch1917411Ullapool5422812Ledmore1624413Lochinver1826214Drumbeg1327515Kylesku928416Laxford Bridge1529917Durness1731618Tongue2834419Thurso4238620John O Groats1840421Dingwall10751122Muir of Ord551623Beauly2518End-24Inverness Flora MacDonald Statue11529 Record attempt - NC500  Name of rider - Matthew Downie  Start date - 27th September 2023 0900  Start location - Inverness castle  Conditions - High winds, heavy rain, yellow wind warnings on met office.  Reason for record attempt - My mate Harry suggested that I attempted the record after seeing Mark Beaumont achieve the [...]

Matthew Downie Scottish NC500 attempt Sept 27-28, 20232023-11-03T04:47:33-07:00
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