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Congratulations to Ryan Collins who set the Maryland N-S record on a Standard bike in the Senior (18-49) category. He rode the 140.7 miles in 5 hr 30 min = 25.58 mph   Here is his account of his attempt: Record Attempted: State Crossing MD N-S Name of Rider: Ryan Collins Start Date: Thursday July, 9th,2020 6:20am Starting Point: MD North-MD 213 @ MD/PA Line (0.05 mi south of PA 841/PA472) Conditions: lite winds to start from the east, intensifying through the attempt and shifting to a southernly headwind by the end. Temperatures starting in the 70s and rising to [...]

Congratulation to John Harthoorn -who set the Iowa W-E record for Male (60-69 ) recumbent class on June 20, 2020. He covered the 276 miles in 14 hr and 36 minutes for an average speed of 18.9 mph . His personal account is below: My name is John Harthoorn, age 69, from Watkins, IA. Saturday, June 20th, 2020 I was able to complete the Iowa West-East cross state. This was a repeat of my very first cross-state done 13 years earlier. That time I just tried to survive. This time I tried for a good time, frequently doing hand offs [...]

Congratulations to Joseph Lawhorn who broke the all time Ohio W-E record on June 6, 2020 e road the 233 miles in a record time of 11 hours 26 min for an average speed of 20.38 mph Here is his rider's summary: Record attempt: Ohio W-E Name of Rider: Joseph Lawhorn Start date & start time: June 6, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. Exact start location: SR 114 at OH/IN state line (west of McGill) What were conditions like? No wind, 80-degree temperatures, clear & sunny. Why did you want to do a record? Due to COVID-19 & the decline in [...]

Congratulations to the team of: Wolfgang Timischl, Wolfgang Almer, Alexander Gritsch, and Michael Langer - Weninger These 4 brave hand-cyclists attempted to cross from Perth to Sydney Australia on Oct 14 2019. The conditions were extreme and to make matters worse, they were prevented from going any farther east than 44km east of Wagga Wagga NSW, 370 Km short of their original goal. The police said it was dangerous and illegal for them to continue. Many attempts were made to allow them to pass, but the group and riders were threatened with jail if they continued. They covered the 3545 [...]

Congratulations to Jason Black for setting the WUCA World Record for Ireland N-S Crossing: (Senior - 18-49) - Mens - Standard Bike - 567.6 km in 22 hours 59 mins for an average speed of 24.67 kph Read about his personal account below the pictures     Record Attempt: 1. Malin Head to Mizen Head 2.Mizen Head to Malin Head 3. N-S-N Ireland Name of Rider: Jason Black Start Date: Friday 6th March 2020 Start Time: 12.14pm Start Location: Start/Finish line at Malin Head Tower, Ireland’s most Northerly Point Conditions: Very wet, slight winds 6.5 degrees Celsius Reason for attempting [...]