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Congratulations to the team of John Looby, James Rankin, Larry Stranko, & Silas Hudson (The Motley Crew) for setting a new Cross State Illinois W-E 4x-Men team record on upright bikes in the 50-59 age-group. Screenshot Screenshot Rider’s Narrative Summary: Larry Stranko Record attempt:  2025-07-20 John Looby 4x Team: WUCA Record Attempt – Illinois W-E Name of rider(s): Larry Stranko (this report), John Looby, Silas Hudson, James Rankin Start date and exact start time to the nearest minute: Sunday, July 20, 2025, 5:00 a.m. CST Start location: Illinois/Missouri state line sign on the Clark Bridge over the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois 62002  [...]

Congratulations to Manisha Waghmare & Meera Velankar who set the Unsupported E-W Tandem WUCA record in the following categories during this attempt: Female Tandem bike, 18-49 age group, Unsupported. During this attempt - they also set a new WUCA Kibhitoo to Agra Taj Mahal - as an embedded record. Riders Narrative  Manisha G Waghmare. I am Dr. Manisha, a practicing eye surgeon, a mother with a busy schedule, and a cyclist primarily focused on BRMs. Within just two years of my cycling journey, I achieved a Triple SR in one Audax year and completed both 1000 km and 1200 km [...]

Congratulations to Molly Weaver who set the new WUCA record for the CW Circumnavigation of Great Britain in these categories: Female, 18-49 Age-group, upright bike with non-fixed gear. Over the course of 21 days 10 hours 48 min elapsed time she averaged 218 miles, and 10k ft of climbing per day. This is also a new Guinness World Record. Rider's Narrative Summary Record Attempt: Circumnavigation of Great Britain  Ride Name: Molly Weaver  Start Time: 15th June 2025 - 4:00am  Start Location: Northernmost Arch, Tower Bridge, London  Why did you want to do a record? I had the feeling for a [...]

Congratulations to Kenneth Lamont for setting a new WUCA Unsupported Germany N-S record in the following categories: Unsupported, Male 18-49, Standard Upright Bike, non-fixed gear. This is also a new Guinness Record as certified by WUCA. Rider’s Narrative SummaryRecord Attempt: Unsupported Germany North–South (Male)Rider: Kenneth LamontStart: 05:45, June 18th 2025Start Location: Northern Denmark/Germany BorderEnd: 02:26, June 22, 2025End Location: Birgsau Hof Hotel Motivation This ride was the third of four WUCA world record attempts I’ve planned for 2025, forming part of my preparation for the Transcontinental Race later this year. I also used the opportunity to raise funds for a [...]

Congratulations to Phil Fox for setting the new Lake Huron Circumnavigation Record in the following categories: Male, 18-49 Age Group, Upright bike, non-fixed gear, CW direction. Lake Huron:  Post Attempt Report Narrative On June 5, 2025, Phil Fox and a team of seven crew members set out from the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan in an attempt to set the world record Circumnavigating Lake Huron in support of Bike MS.  From Port Huron, we would head north to the top of the ‘mitten’ travelling clockwise around the lake. This would involve one brief shuttle to cross the Mackinaw [...]