Ride Report

Congratulations to Maxwell Randles-Hall for setting a new WUCA record for the Wales N-S  in the Male, 18-49 age group on a standard bike. This also qualifies for a GWR for Max! Rider Narrative Record Attempt Wales, North to South. Start: Entrance to Talacre Beach Car Park at the end of Station Road (0745, 4 Sep 2022). Finish: Entrance to Barry Island Carpark off Friars Road roundabout (1620, 4 Sep 2022). Distance: 174.9 miles Total Time: 8 hours 35 minutes Rider Maxwell Randles-Hall Conditions Unfortunately, the calm dry days of summer came to an end a few days [...]

Congratulations to Anna Mei for her 3 new WUCA World Records in the Female, indoor velodrome, standard bike, 50-59 age group categories Distance Event Kilometers Time Avg Sp (Km) Avg Sp (Miles) 500 Km Indoor Velodrome 19:29:59.36 25.64 15.93 Distance Event Miles Time Avg Sp (Miles) Avg Sp (Km) 300 Mile Indoor Velodrome 18:47:51.90 15.96 25.68 Timed Event Miles Kilometers Avg Sp (Miles) Avg Sp (Km) 24 Hour Indoor Velodrome 368.1869193 592.54 15.34 24.68914206 Anna Mei rider’s narrative summary Record attempt: 1000k and all below. Name of Rider: Mei Anna Exact start location: Velodrome Novo Mesto, sept 3rd h 7.00 [...]

Congratulations to  the Tandem team of Meera Velankar and Utkarsh Verma who set the new Unsupported WUCA world record for the point-to-point route from Agra - Delhi - Srinagar - Leh - Umling La. This is in the Mixed Tandem, 18-49 age-group. Ride Report: This ride is accomplished on a very entry level bike without any modifications. Bike is priced at 52,000 rupees that is approx. 650 US dollars. Bike frame has a weight of around 22 kgs and it was 10 kgs of bike bags and other accessories fitted [...]

Congratulations to Holger Seidel who set the Germany S-N record for Velomobile in the Male, 18-49 age group categories. He broke the current overall record set by Roland Schell of 1:08:59 (although this is still the 50-59 record). This record also qualifies for a GWR, which WUCA will submit on behalf of Holger. Holger Seidel Germany South-North on August 27th/28th, 2022 April 5th we start 5:41 in Birgsau in the rain. The first kilometers are long down into the valley and the roads are still wet. Small problems with navigation are solved. Otherwise the journey is very uneventful. Many through-roads [...]