Cyclist completes world-record attempt in downtown Chicago: ‘I felt like I could just keep riding forever’
Celebrated endurance bicyclist Lael Wilcox finished a 108-day journey around the world at Chicago’s Buckingham Fountain.
Lael Wilcox sets new women’s Around the World record: 18,125 miles in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes
In the twilight hours of September 11, 2024, Lael Wilcox became the unofficial new world record holder for the Fastest Circumnavigation of the World by Bicycle (female).
Lael Wilcox rode around the world and then went for another bike ride
American cyclist Lael Wilcox rode more than 18,000 miles in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes. She's claiming the record for the fastest woman to ride around the world.
Chicago to Chicago in 108 days: Lael Wilcox aims to set Guinness record for around-the-world bike trip
Lael Wilcox ends her 18,125 mile trip in 108 days, breaking the previous record of 124 days set by cyclist Jenny Graham in 2018. Wilcox's ride ended Wednesday at Buckingham Fountain.
American Lael Wilcox becomes fastest woman to cycle around the world
American Lael Wilcox has broken the world record for the fastest woman to cycle around the world, traversing 21 countries and 18,125 miles in three and a half months.
‘The ride of my life’: Anchorage’s Lael Wilcox smashes women’s record for cycling around the world
Lael Wilcox rode from Lincoln to Chicago on Day 109 on her round the world ride. Wilcox broke a world record for the fastest time a woman has ridden a bicycle around the world on Wednesday Sept. 11, 2024. (Photo by Rugile Kaladyte)
Cyclist Lael Wilcox reflects on riding her bike around the world
After traveling more than 18,000 miles across three continents and through both hemispheres, Lael Wilcox is back home. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) LAEL WILCOX: Hi, NPR. It's Lael, and I'm about to finish my ride around the world and break the record.
Alaska’s own, Lael Wilcox, sets record for around-the-world bike ride
As for why she would want to bike around the world, Wilcox says it seemed like a good way to spend her summer.
Around the world in 108 days — on a bike
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Lael Wilcox rode around the world and then went for another bike ride
American cyclist Lael Wilcox rode more than 18,000 miles in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes. She's claiming the record for the fastest woman to... Lael Wilcox rode around the world and then ...
American becomes fastest woman to cycle around the world, ends route in Chicago
CHICAGO -- An American woman set out from Chicago to bicycle all over the world in record-breaking fashion. Lael Wilcox is ...