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Congratulations to Marek Rupinski for setting the WUCA record for his ride from Szczecin, Poland to Lisbon, Portugal during Oct 21-30, 2024 in the Male, 18-49 age-group on an upright bike. The RouteThe cycle route from Szczecin to Lisbon through Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Spain is an amazing journey that leads through beautiful landscapes and diverse cultures of Europe. The route is over 3000 km long. The route leads through roads and cycle paths of European countries, where the cycling infrastructure is well developed  Germany - Netherlands The route leads us west towards the Netherlands, where we enter Venlo [...]

Congratulations to Tameem Ansari B who set the Male Self-Supported record for India N-S in the 18-49 age group on a standard bike. Tameem also set this record in a physically challenged category with 1 arm! These are 2 distinct records and both quality for new Guinness World Records as well.

Congratulations to David Litt who set the Tokyo Prefecture W-E Self-Support Record in the 60-69 age group on a recumbent bike Rider Narrative Summary David G. Litt Age 62 (i.e. old enough to know better) Record Attempt:   Tokyo Prefecture West-to-East I wanted to do a ride from the furthest west point (on a paved road) in Tokyo where it borders Yamanashi Prefecture, to the furthest east point (with a bridge/crossing) in Tokyo where it borders Chiba Prefecture.  There are plenty of other ways to ride “across” Tokyo that would be shorter, but this is the true “west to east” [...]

Congratulations to Lynnea Salvo for setting a new WUCA record for the Europe N-S record in the following categories: Officiated, Female, 75-79 age-group, upright bike. She also set the "oldest" category at 75 yrs 1 day. This also sets the new Guinness World Record for: Oldest Female to ride Europe N-S on standard bike at 75 yrs 1 day! Selfie with Africa in background The end photo Lynn at the Globe in Nordkapp Callyn and me in the tunnel Europa Entering Finland Me at the Arctic Circle All three cyclists started at Nordkapp - Arnold Helhorst from Netherlands Sticking my [...]

Congratulations to Jack Thompson and his team for setting a new Japan S-N record in the the following categories: Officiated, Male, Solo, 18-49 age group, on an upright bike. This also sets the Guinness World Record for the Title: Fastest Japan S-N crossing by Standard Bicycle (WUCA) (Male) (Solo) Japan End to End Officiated Ride Report Jack Thompson – 16 Oct 2024 The best way to describe my Japan South to North record attempt was chaotic! We commenced from Cape Sata at 2.42am on the 4th October. Heavy rain was the theme of that first morning and it was key [...]