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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 [...]

Congratulations to Arvis Sprude who set a record for Capital-to-Capital, Vilnius, Luthuania to Tallinn, Estonia (The Baltic Way) course in the Male, 18-49 age group, on an upright bike categories. Record Attempt Report Baltic Way  Vilnius to Tallinn (28.09 – 29.09) Start: 28.09, 2024, 09:17 (Vilnius, Lithuania)   End: 29.09, 2024, 17:10 (Tallinn, Estonia) Movement Time: 26 hours 34 minutes   Total Time (including breaks): 31 hours 53 minutes 1. Overview of the Attempt On September 28, 2024, we embarked on a journey paying tribute to the Baltic Way. This record attempt was both a personal sporting challenge and a symbolic gesture [...]

Congratulations to Jackson Bahm who broke the existing Male Michigan E-W record in the 18-49 age group on a standard bike. Rider’s Narrative Summary  On September 22, 2024, I set the record for biking east to west across Michigan in the Male Solo 18-49 category. The ride began at 8:19 a.m. at the Port Sanilac Marina, located at the end  of Main Street on the shores of Lake Huron. The day started off cool and clear with a light breeze blowing from the south. Shortly after I set off, light rain began to fall, and it only intensified over the [...]

Congratulations to Lael Wilcox for setting the Women's Circumnavigation of the Earth record in the 18-49 age group on an upright bike. This is also a Guinness non-age group record. Note: To qualify for circumnavigation of the earth, the following rules are recognized by WUCA and Guinness:*Start and finish points must be the same location. *The circumnavigation must take place on land, the only exception is the use of boats and ferries both of which must be part of a regular and scheduled transport service to cross bodies of water when land access by foot is not possible. Details of [...]

Congratulations to Valerio Zamboni for setting a new record from Monaco to Vatican city in the following categories: Male 70-74, Standard bike. Rider’s Summary 1 -  Monaco-Vatican city 2 - Valerio Zamboni 3 - 13.09.2024 5:07a.m. 4 - Monaco , Place du Palais, Monte Carlо 5 - At the start the temperature outside was 13 degrees, rain. Literally after the start the rain stopped . Rugged wind during the whole record attempt but almost always with a more or less positive component and apart from some exercise balance in the gulf about Genoa, I'd say everything right. The crossing of [...]