Lael Wilcox Smashes Guinness World Record with 108-Day Ride Around the World
Betsy Welch • September 12, 2024
Wilcox, 37, rode 18,125 Miles miles during her journey, which is slightly more than the circumference of the globe.
Lael Wilcox has done it again.
At 6:14 p.m. CST on Wednesday, September 11, Wilcox pedaled up to the Buckingham Fountain in downtown Chicago and unclipped from her bicycle. An ear-to-ear grin broke out across her face. The 37-year-old had just set a new record: the women’s Guinness World Record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle.
Wilcox, a decorated ultra-cyclist and bikepacking racer, completed her monumental ride in 108 days, 12 hours, and 12 minutes, smashing the previous record of 124 days and 11 hours, held since 2018 by Scottish cyclist Jenny Graham.
Nina Lavenu (AG Insurance Soudal Development Team) and Matt Bostock (Rapha CC) took victory as domestic cycling returned to the Square Mile for the London Nocturne, Lavenu delivered by teammate Leonie Bentveld after a crash helped create the decisive nine-rider split in the Elite Women’s race, before Bostock held off national champion Cameron Mason from a four-rider break in the Open race. Featured image: Milan Josy/The British Continental
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