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Congratulations to Shinji Kohara for setting the new record for Japan (Main Island) in these categories: Male, Unsupported, 18-49 Age Group, Standard Upright Bike. 1. Record Attempt Honshu (Japan main island) S->N regional crossing 2. Name of Rider Shinji Kohara 3. Start date and exact start time April 27, 2025, 22:00 4. Exact Start location Kangen Bridge, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. On Prefectural Route 250, ~1.5km SSW of Shimonoseki Station west exit, at the crossing of the small channel from Hikoshima to Honshu. 33.93875669749187 N, 130.9153073508708 E 33°56'19.5″N,  130°54'55.1″E https://goo.gl/maps/BtBDuud7J8WfbtzX6 5. What were the conditions like? Much of Japan tends to [...]

Congratulations to Matthew Lefthand for setting 12 new WUCA records in the following categories: Virtual, Male 18-49, upright bike, non-fixed gear. These are also all new Guinness records. Distance Event KilometersTimeAvg Sp (Km)Avg Sp (Miles)100 Km Virtual2:14:5944.4527.62200 Km Virtual4:29:3344.5227.66300 Km Virtual6:45:4344.3727.57500 Km Virtual11:17:4644.2627.501000 Km Virtual22:36:4344.2227.48Distance Event MilesTimeAvg Sp (Miles)Avg Sp (Km)100 Mile Virtual3:36:5127.6744.53200 Mile Virtual7:15:2027.5644.36300 Mile Virtual10:54:2727.5044.26500 Mile Virtual18:11:1127.4944.25Timed EventMilesKilometersAvg Sp (Miles)Avg Sp (Km)6 Hour Virtual165.294266.01527.5544.3412 Hour Virtual329.363530.06027.4544.1724 Hour Virtual658.3081,059.44627.4344.14 Here is Matthew's Rider Summary https://docs.google.com/document/d/16XYowrQBkZ6PQVV9YFMxh2fzEdXqn1jloESuY7kM5v0/edit?tab=t.0

Congratulation to José Pelegrín for setting 8 new WUCA records in the following categories: Male, 80+ age group, non-fixed gear, road, standard bike Distance Event KilometersTimeAvg Sp (Km)Avg Sp (Miles)100 Km Road03:44:47.7826.6916.58200 Km Road08:04:43.1924.7615.38300 Km Road13:22:58.5522.4213.93Distance Event MilesTimeAvg Sp (Miles)Avg Sp (Km)100 Mile Road06:33:29.6515.2524.54200 Mile Road14:20:37.2213.9422.44Timed EventMilesKilometersAvg Sp (Miles)Avg Sp (Km)6 Hour Road91.149146.69015.1924.4512 Hour Road178.845287.82314.9023.9924 Hour Road295.766475.98912.3219.83 Rider's Summary in English and Spanish below: Narrative Report by Runner Jose Pelegrin Romeo on his WUCA Record Attempt on April 12, 2025 Start Date and Time: April 12, 2025 at 10:00 am local time Introduction: Larry asks me to write up the [...]

Congratulation to John Bennett who set a new mark for the 100 Km distance in the following categories: Male 60-69, standard bike, non-fixed gear, outdoor velodrome. Riders Narrative John Bennett  100km Outdoor Velodrome, Road Bike. Gears 4th April 2025  06.30am Chiang Mai Velodrome Thailand I started at 06.30 am as the sun rose, this is Thailand and the temperature was already 27 degrees, rising to 32 degrees by the end, humidity at 95% with almost no wind. Pollution levels were dangerously high due to the farmers burning crops at this time of year, but I decided to go ahead. I [...]

Congratulations to Daniel McGehee for setting 4 new WUCA records in the Male, 60-69 age group, standard bike, non-fixed gear, Indoor Velodrome Categories. Distance Event KilometersTimeAvg Sp (Km)Avg Sp (Miles)100 Km Indoor Velodrome02:24:40.0041.4725.77200 Km Indoor Velodrome05:08:48.0038.8624.15Distance Event MilesTimeAvg Sp (Miles)Avg Sp (Km)100 Mile Indoor Velodrome03:57:36.2325.2540.64Timed EventMilesKilometersAvg Sp (Miles)Avg Sp (Km)6 Hour Indoor Velodrome143.831231.47323.9738.58 2025-04-05 Daniel McGehee WUCA Record - Rider's Narrative Summary Indoor (60-69) 6-Hour attempt with embedded 100Km, 100Mi, 200Km distances.  Dignity Health Velodrome, Carson, CA Went back to Carson with significantly more time on the TT bike this time.  Didn’t really fancy the thought of 6 intense hours [...]