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Congratulations to Jane Carswell for setting the New Zealand S-N Record in the following categories: Female 18-49, Standard bike Rider Report  This was the very first ultra-distance cycling challenge for my crew and me – to ride the length of New  Zealand, from south to north. The start point was under the famous signpost at Stirling Point, Bluff  and the finish point was at the Cape Reinga Lighthouse.  It was with some trepidation that I left the Bluff at 6:36am on the 8th of March 2024 with light rain and  strong cross winds across the Bluff isthmus, not really knowing [...]

Congratulations to Utkarsh Verma and Shubham Gupta who set the Unsupported Male Tandem, Standard 18-49 record for the Circumnavigation of the Indian Golden Quadrilateral on Jan 3, 2024 Here are the official way-points: Way Points est Km between way-points est cumm KmDaffi Toll Plaza Varanasi ( Uttar Pradesh) 0 0Barhi (Jharkhand) 282.58 283Kanksa(West Bengal) 237.45 520Kharagpur (West Bengal) 248.86 769Bhadrak (Odisha) 196.26 965Balugaon (Odisha) 228.64 1194Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) 223.69 1417Tuni (Andhra Pradesh) 205.63 1623Hanuman junction (Andhra Pradesh) 211.87 1835Chilakaluripeta (Andhra Pradesh) 144.28 1979Chillakur (Andhra Pradesh) 241.6 2221Poonamallee (Tamil Nadu) 140.03 2361Katpadi (Tamil Nadu) 129.87 2491Shoolagiri (Tamil Nadu) 159.53 2650Tumkur (Karnataka) 146.96 2797Byadagi (Karnataka) 231.72 3029Kitturu (Karnataka) 160.65 3190Karad (Maharashtra) 203.68 3393Pune city (Maharashtra) 157.1 3550Vasai-Virar (Maharashtra) 171.2 3722Chikhli (Gujarat) 185.81 3907Karjan (Gujarat) 167 4074Prantij (Gujarat) 220.68 4295.12Griwa,Udaipur (Rajasthan) 178.54 4473.66Banera, Jaswantpura (Rajasthan) 203.24 4677Mauzamabad,Mokhampur (Rajasthan) 177.14 4854Behror (Rajasthan) 168.38 5022Palwal (Haryana) 193.3 5216Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) 85.51 5301Etawah (Uttar Pradesh) 176.68 5478 Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) 175.76 5654Daffi Toll Plaza Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) 310.91 5965 INDIAN GOLDEN [...]

Congratulatinos to Gopikrishnan Kesavan, who set the India N-S (K2K) unsupported record in the following categories: Solo, Male, 18-49 age-group, standard bike. Note: this is also an New Guinness World Record Read his inspiring story below the pictures Ride of Contemplation - Kashmir to Kanyakumari (K2K)  World Record Ride – December 31, 2023  I, Gopikrishna Kesavan aged 27 Years, a native from Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu born in  the year 1996, is very happy to share with my friends, family and associates that I have successfully  completed the KASHMIR TO KANYAKUMARI RIDE – FASTEST SOLO UNSUPPORTED RIDE (18-Dec-2023  to 31-Dec-2023) [...]

Congratulatinos to Valerio Zamboni, who set the Florida N-S record in the following categories: Solo, Male, 60-69 age-group, standard bike. Valerio’s narrative summary: I wanted do a record because I was looking for a strong motivation to start doing long races again after 18 months of no racing due to hip surgeries  Best part was the beginning as traffic was almost none  Hardest part when I hit the keys; traffic and fatigue together started to affect my performance  Strangely I had no headwind all the way down to key west 

Congratulation to Vicki Pelton and Timothy Woudenberg for setting the Oregon N-S record in the 50-59 age-group, 2x mixed team category on an upright bike Cross State Oregon Record Attempt, North to South 3 May 08 291.4 miles, 17:15 HH:MM, 16.89 mph average Start:  on Hwy 97, Biggs, OR, near OR/WA state line End:  on Hwy 97, at OR/CA state line (south of Worden, OR) Riders: Vicki Pelton Tim Woudenberg Crew: Jim Kern Rich Kranz Official: Bob Redmond Narrative written by rider Vicki Pelton Last year, when I did my Cross State CA Record Attempt bicycle ride, I had such [...]