Ride Report

Congratulation to Maria for setting this Ohio E-W record for female (18-49) on a standard bike She rode the 232.77 Miles in 17 hrs 44 mins - for an average speed of 13.13 mph She now owns the Ohio E-W and W-E record! What is next for her: Ohio N-S, and S-N, or maybe E-W-E? Maria del P. Vazquez Ohio State Crossing E-W Female Solo Rider's Narrative Summary RECORD ATTEMPT:  Ohio State Crossing E-W Female Solo RIDER’S NAME:  Maria del P. Vazquez Vazquez START DATE/TIME:  Saturday 7/18/2020 / 6:38AM (EST) EXACT START LOCATION:  SR 224 / OH/PA State Line / [...]

Joe Barr - Ireland N-S-N - July 3-5, 2020 Congratulations to Joe Barr who set 3 concurrent records this weekend in the Male 60-69 age-group record a standard bike: Ireland Crossing: North-South: 368 miles in 22 hours 20 minutes for an average speed of 16.48 mph Ireland Crossing: South-North: 370 miles in 21 hours 55 minutes for an average speed of 16.88 mph Ireland Crossing: North-South-North: 738 miles in 44 hours 15 minutes for an average speed of 16.68 mph He not only set the new 60-69 marks but also eclipsed all current Male 18-59 marks!! Here is Joe's account [...]

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 [...]