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Congratulations to Chie Bamba who set the a new WUCA record for Japan (Honshu) S-N in the following categories: Unsupported, Female 18-49 (age-group), upright bike. This is also a new Guinness World Record (non-age group) The Challenge: A Journey to Oma-zaki Record Date: May 4, 2026 Cyclist: Chie Banba Before I begin, I want to express my deepest gratitude to my family and friends for their support. As a female cyclist, I hope this challenge serves as a new beacon of inspiration and a goal for others to strive for. Day 1 (April 29) After finishing work, I took a [...]

Congratulations to Taylor Thorne for setting a new WUCA record for California E-W (North Course) in the following categories: Male, 18-49, Standard upright bike. Screenshot Screenshot Screenshot Ride Report I got into cycling a few years ago and spent a lot of time riding the bike trails in Folsom and Sacramento California. I always wanted to string all the trails together to go as far as possible and started thinking about how I could get across the state. In 2022 I created a RideWithGPS route from South Lake Tahoe to San Francisco but knew I didn’t have the fitness to [...]

Congratulations to Miguel Angel Messineo, who set the 6-hr outdoor track record in these categories: Male, 80+ age-group, outdoor track, upright bike. Miguel also set to other records during this attempt, for a total of 3: Here they are: Distance Event KilometersTimeAvg Sp (Km)Avg Sp (Miles)100 Km Outdoor Track03:32:06.2228.2917.58Distance Event MilesTimeAvg Sp (Miles)Avg Sp (Km)100 Mile Outdoor Track05:40:38.6817.6128.35Timed EventMilesKilometersAvg Sp (Miles)Avg Sp (Km)6 Hour Outdoor Track105.780170.23617.6328.37 6-Hour Track Record Attempt  Miguel Angel Messineo  Date: April 19, 2026, start time 11:06 AM.  Cycling track in the city of Neuquén, Argentina.  At the start, the temperature was around 12 degrees Celsius with [...]

Congratulations to Aidan Lampe for setting the 24-hr Outdoor Track record in the following categories: Solo, Male, 18-49, Velomobile, Outdoor track. He also set 11 other records during this attempt, and came oh so close to 1000 miles in 24-hours! See all 12 of them below. Distance Event KilometersTimeAvg Sp (Km)Avg Sp (Miles)100 Km Outdoor Track01:27:41.9468.4242.51200 Km Outdoor Track02:53:36.1669.1242.95300 Km Outdoor Track04:21:07.8668.9342.83500 Km Outdoor Track07:17:44.0868.5342.591000 Km Outdoor Track15:09:10.3165.9941.01Distance Event MilesTimeAvg Sp (Miles)Avg Sp (Km)100 Mile Outdoor Track02:19:44.9342.9369.10200 Mile Outdoor Track04:40:09.2942.8368.93300 Mile Outdoor Track07:02:29.0642.6168.57500 Mile Outdoor Track12:03:35.7541.4666.72Timed EventMilesKilometersAvg Sp (Miles)Avg Sp (Km)6 Hour Outdoor Track255.743411.57842.6268.6012 Hour Outdoor Track497.437800.54841.4566.7124 Hour Outdoor Track939.9951,512.77539.1763.03 [...]

Congratulations to Matthew Lefthand who set a new HWMR records in the following categories: Male 18-49, recumbent bike, non-drafting. Some amazing facts about Matthew's attempt: Out of the 168 hours available to ride in 7 days, Matthew rode only 98.35 hours, or 58.5% of the time. He averaged an incredible 24.4 mph while riding! This is also a new Guinness World Record (non-age group record in the above categories). This is also the farthest anyone has ridden on any 2-wheel bicycle - in a non-faired rider category. Record: Highest Weekly Mileage Record  Name: Matthew Lefthand  Start: April 18th 2026 @ [...]