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List of cycling records

April 10, 2024

Certified and recognized cycling records are those verified by the Union Cycliste Internationale, International Human Powered Vehicle Association and World Human Powered Vehicle Association, Guinness World Records, International Olympic Committee, World UltraCycling Association (formerly Ultra Marathon Cycling Association), the UK Road Records Association or other accepted authorities.

Most records have been completed under special rules and circumstances, such as being motor-paced, on terrain advantageous for speed (such as downhill or low-friction surfaces), or using highly aerodynamic cycles (for example, recumbent bicycles). As cycling is a diverse activity with vast differences between equipment, disciplines, and terrain, there is no one record that can popularly be considered a benchmark for “fastest cyclist”. The hour record is generally considered the most prestigious, due to its long history and standardization of rules.

Speed record on a bicycle edit

The table below shows the records people have attained while riding bicycles.

Land speed record (outdoor) edit

Name Year Speed Type of record
Denise Mueller-Korenek 2018 296.009 km/h (183.931 mph) Flat surface (outdoor), motor-paced[1][2][3]
Fred Rompelberg 1995 268.831 km/h (167.044 mph) Flat surface (outdoor), motor-paced, male.[4][5]
Éric Barone 2017 227.72 km/h (141.50 mph) Downhill on snow (outdoor), unpaced, on a prototype bicycle[6][7]
Éric Barone 2015 223.3 km/h (138.8 mph) Downhill on snow (outdoor), unpaced, on a prototype bicycle[8][9]
Éric Barone 2000 222.22 km/h (138.08 mph) Downhill on snow (outdoor), unpaced, on a prototype bicycle[10]
Markus Stöckl 2007 210.4 km/h (130.7 mph) Downhill on snow (outdoor), unpaced, on a serial production bicycle[11][12]
Markus Stöckl 2017 167.6 km/h (104.1 mph) Downhill on a volcano (outdoor), unpaced, on a serial production bicycle[13][14]
Todd Reichert 2016 144.17 km/h (89.58 mph) Slight downhill (-0.6% grade) (outdoor), on a Faired Recumbent,[15] unpaced[16]
Ilona Peltier 2019 126.52 km/h (78.62 mph) Slight downhill (-0.6% grade) (outdoor), on a Faired Recumbent,[15] unpaced[17]

Treadmill speed record (indoor) edit

Name Year Speed Type of record
Bruce Bursford 1996 334.6 km/h (207.9 mph) Flat surface (indoor), Virtual "motor-paced" (Pedaling on bicycle rollers after being "towed" to 100 mph)[18]

History of unpaced records edit

The International Human Powered Vehicle Association (IHPVA) acts as the sanctioning body for new records in human-powered land, water, and air vehicles. It registers non-motor-paced records (also called unpaced), which means that the bicycle directly faces the wind without any motor-pacing vehicle in front.

On land, the speed record registered by a rider on a 200-meter flying start speed trial was 133.28 km/h (82.82 mph) by the Canadian Sam Whittingham riding the Varna Tempest, a streamliner recumbent bicycle in 2009,[19] at Battle Mountain, Nevada. His record has been surpassed by 0.5 km/h by Sebastiaan Bowier of the Netherlands in 2013 setting the new record of 133.78 km/h (83.13 mph). The record was again surpassed on 19 September 2015 by Todd Reichert by riding the ETA, a streamlined recumbent bicycle at 139.45 km/h (86.65 mph) from the team behind the AeroVelo Atlas human-powered helicopter.[20][21] Todd Reichert broke his own record again on September 17, 2016, to set a speed of 144.17 km/h (89.58 mph) at the 2016 WHPSC.[16]

The female record holder for this same category was Lisa Vetterlein, who reached 107.16 km/h (66.59 mph) in 2005.[22] This record was beaten by Barbara Buatois of France, when she reached 121.44 km/h (75.46 mph) at Battle Mountain in 2009.[19] She subsequently achieved 121.81 km/h (75.69 mph) at the 2010 running of the Battle Mountain event.[23] This record was beaten on 13 sept 2019 by Ilona Peltier of France, at 126.52 km/h (78.62 mph) at the 2019 WHPSC event.[17]

History of motor-paced records edit

Main article: Motor-paced racing

Motor pacing is a type of cycling record where a pace vehicle is modified by adding a tail fairing to keep the wind off the cyclist who is riding behind it. This type of record was invented by Charles "Mile-a-Minute Murphy" who drafted a train to set a 96 km/h (60 mph) record in 1899. A mile of plywood sheets was attached to the railroad ties, so Charles would have a smooth surface riding behind the train.[24][25]

In 1928, Leon Vanderstuyft from Belgium reached 122 km/h riding behind a motorbike at a velodrome.[25] Alexis Blanc-Garin from France set the record to 128.20 km/h in October 1933 riding behind a motorbike.[26] Albert Marquet, from France, reached 139.90 km/h riding behind a car in 1937.[27] On 22 October 1938, Alfred Letourneur reached 147 km/h at a velodrome in Montlhéry, France, riding behind a motorbike.[28] On 17 May 1941 Letourneur broke the record again, reaching 175 km/h (109 mph) on a Schwinn bicycle riding behind a specially equipped midget racer, on a Los Angeles freeway near Bakersfield, California.[29]

The first to surpass 200 km/h was the Frenchman Jose Meiffret in 1962, when he reached 204 km/h (127 mph) behind a Mercedes-Benz 300SL car on a German motorway.[30]

Allan Abbott, a cycling enthusiast and motorcycle racer, elevated the motor-paced bicycle speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats, reaching 223 km/h (139 mph) in 1973. John Howard, Olympic cyclist and Ironman triathlon winner, reset the record to 244 km/h (152 mph), also at the Bonneville Salt Flats, on 20 July 1985.

Fred Rompelberg from Maastricht, Netherlands was the holder of the motor-paced speed world record cycling with 268.831 km/h (167.044 mph) from 1995 to 2018.[31] He used a special bicycle behind a dragster of the Strasburg Drag Racing Team at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Denise Mueller-Korenek claimed a women's bicycle land speed record at 147 mph (237 km/h) at the Bonneville Salt Flats on 10 September 2016. Mueller was coached by former record holder John Howard.[32] On 17 September 2018, again at Bonneville, she took the outright world record, riding a special KHS bike with a 62Tx12T gear (488 gear-inches) to a new overall record top speed of 183.183 mph (295 km/h) behind a converted rail dragster with a fairing.[1]

History of downhill records edit

During the last decade of the 20th century, two Frenchmen, Éric Barone and Christian Taillefer, set the speed record descending on snow several times. On 28 March 2015, Éric Barone reached 223.3 km/h (138.8 mph) at Vars ski resort, France, besting his own record from 2000, using a specially designed prototype bicycle.[33] In 2017 Barone achieved a new downhill record on snow reaching 227.72 km/h using a prototype bicycle.[6]

Using a serial production bicycle, as opposed to prototype bicycles, the record holder is Markus Stöckl from Austria. He set a world speed record in 1999 on snow, descending at 187 km/h (116 mph) at Les Arcs. On 14 September 2007, Stöckl rode an Intense M6 mountainbike down the ski slope of La Parva, Chile, reaching the current record of 210 km/h (130 mph).

The top descending speeds have always been obtained on snow. Apart from that, the ashes of a volcano have been the other surface used. In November 2001, Éric Barone descended on the Cerro Negro volcano in Nicaragua at 130 km/h (81 mph), beating his previous record achieved in Hawaii in 1999. Barone believed he could do more, and returned to the same location on 12 May 2002 when he reached 163 km/h (101 mph) on a serial production bicycle and 172 km/h (107 mph), on a prototype bicycle, a world record.[25] Markus Stöckl did beat the serial production bicycle record in 2011 when he reached 164.95 km/h (102.50 mph) on a volcano in Nicaragua and again in 2017 when he reached 167.6 km/h (104.1 mph) down a volcano in Chile.[13] The prototype bicycle record, on a volcano, still belongs to Barone.

Hour records edit

Main article: Hour record

The hour record for bicycles is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle. The most famous type of record is for upright bicycles meeting the requirements of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Hour-record attempts are made in a velodrome, frequently at high elevation for the aerodynamic benefit of thinner air. Between 1997 and 2014 the UCI retrospectively restricted hour record competitors to roughly the same equipment as was used by Eddy Merckx in his 1972 record. In 2014, the UCI changed the hour record rules to permit using any upright bike allowed for endurance track events. However, other retrospective changes to hour record regulations are why the current hour records are not the farthest absolute distance.[34][35]

The UCI hour records as of 13 October 2023 are:

Another type of record registered by the International Human Powered Vehicle Association (IHPVA) and the World Human Powered Vehicle Association (WHPVA) is for human-powered machines, typically fully streamlined recumbent bicycles. These feature a lower frontal area than a UCI bicycle due to their recumbent seating design of the rider. They enclose the rider and machine in aerodynamic shapes made of carbon fiber, Kevlar, or fiberglass to reduce air resistance. A further type of record is for partially streamlined recumbents, which are open but have either a windshield in front or a streamlined tail-box in the rear. This is registered by the World Recumbent Racing Association (WRRA).[38]

  • Streamlined recumbent bicycle (bicycle and rider enclosed in an aerodynamic shell): Francesco Russo of Switzerland set a new World Record by covering 91.556 km (56.890 mi) in one hour at the DEKRA test track in Germany on 2 August 2011.[39] This record is approved by the WHPVA. On 19 July 2009, Sam Whittingham at the Ford Motor Company's 5-mile oval test track in Romeo, Michigan, achieved 90.598 km. This record was approved by the IHPVA and WHPVA committees. In 2008, Damjan Zabovnik achieved 87.123 km [40]
  • Non-streamlined Recumbent Bicycle (no shell, only disk wheels, and rider sitting on top frame). The best mark was achieved by Aurelien Bonneteau, a French rider at the Bordeaux velodrome. He rode a bicycle with a nearly horizontal seat to allow his back to lie flat, two standard sized wheels, an elliptical chainring, and shortened pedal arms to reduce the air volume swept out by his legs. His distance was 56.696 km (35.229 mi), on 16 July 2014.[41][42]

24 Hours record edit

Please note that some records are made with at least one of the following beneficial factors: streamlined bicycles, being part of a 4x4 relay team, being in other aerodynamically favorable conditions such as behind trucks, special support teams, supplements etc. Different race locations (including elevation), weather conditions, etc. all do come into play.

Men's Road records edit

  • Charles Terront is claimed to have covered 339 miles (546 km) in 1879.[43]
  • George Pilkington Mills set the record at 259 miles (417 km) circa 1890.
  • Cyril Heppleston set the road record at 478.5 miles (770 km) circa 1938.[44]
  • Hubert Opperman set the road record at 505.75 miles (814 km) in Melbourne on 5 December 1939.[44]
  • Roy Cromack set the road record at 507.00 miles (816 km) in 24 hours in UK in 1969.[45]
  • Jean-Pascal Roux set the road record at 521.33 miles (839 km) in 24 hours at Caderousse on 18 June 2009.[46]
  • Christian von Ascheberg set the human powered vehicle (HPV) land distance record at 757 miles (1,218 km) in 24 hours in a Milan SL velomobile at the DEKRA test track in Germany on 1 August 2010.[47]
  • Andy Wilkinson set the UK 24-hour time trial record at 541.214 miles (871 km) on 24/25 June 2011.[48]
  • Stanislav Verstovšek set the 24 hour road record at 567.946 miles (914.020 km) in Dobrovnik, Slovenia on 2 October 2020.[49]
  • Christoph Strasser set the 24 hour road record at 637.66 miles (1,026.21 km) in Zeltweg, Austria on 16 July 2021.[50]
  • Michael Secrest set the record for 1216 miles outdoors in US by drafting behind 18 wheel truck [51]

Women's Road record edit

  • Beatrice Grimshaw claimed to have broken the women's road record c. 1900[52] however the distance ridden is unclear, no authority has recognised the record and there are doubts about her claim.[53]
  • Edith Atkins set the women's road record at 422 miles (679 km) on 12 July 1953.[54]
  • Christine Moody set the women's record at 427.86 miles (688.57 km) in July 1969.[55]
  • Sandy Earl set a new road record at 442.46 miles (712.07 km) on 14 August 2011.[56][49]
  • Maria Parker set a new road record at 469.198 miles (755.101 km) on 13 October 2012.[49]
  • Amanda Coker set a new road record at 512.506 miles (824.798 km) on 23 October 2021 becoming the first woman in history to break 500 miles in 24 hours.[57]

Men's track record edit

  • Dr Mitchell Anderson set the 24 hour outdoor track record at 555.723 miles (894.349 km) at the AARC in Wensleydale, Victoria, Australia on 30 March 2018.[49]
  • Ralph Diseviscourt set the 24 hour outdoor track record at 568.8 miles (915.4 km) in Vianden, Luxembourg on 11 July 2020.[58]
  • Christoph Strasser set the indoor track record at 585.252 miles (941.872 km) at Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen, Switzerland on 14–15 October 2017.[49]

Women's track record edit

  • Petra von Fintel set the women's human powered vehicle (HPV) land distance record at 628.82 miles (1,011.99 km) in 24 hours in a Milan velomobile at Klettwitz, Germany on 12 July 2015.[59] In July 2018 Nici Walde claims to have ridden 1,088 kilometres (676 mi) at the Opel Test Center in Rodgau-Dudenhofen, Germany.[60] however as of 31 July 2018 the ride is yet to be recognised by the World Human Powered Vehicle Association.[59]
  • Elena Novikova (Ukraine) set the women's indoor track record at 485.687 miles (782 km), average speed 20.24 miles per hour (32.57 km/h) at Velodromo Fassa Bortolo Montichiari, Brescia, Italy on 17 September 2017.[49]
  • Seana Hogan regained the women's outdoor track record at 445.78 miles (717 km), average speed 18.57 miles per hour (29.89 km/h) at Hellyer Park Velodrome San Jose, California, United States on 4 May 2012.[49][61]

Long-distance records edit

Pembroke to Great Yarmouth edit

Pembroke to Great Yarmouth is the traversal of the whole width of the island of Wales and England between two extremities; Starting in Pembroke in the West and finishing in Great Yarmouth in the East. The record is also known as the Side to Side record. The distance by road using the traditional route is 349 miles (562 km) and the records are maintained by the Road Records Association. Some of its current records are:

Land's End to John O'Groats edit

Land's End to John O'Groats is the traversal of the whole length of the island of Great Britain between two extremities; in the southwest and northeast. The distance by road using the traditional route is 874 miles (1,407 km) and the records are maintained by the Road Records Association. Some of its current records are:

  • Upright bicycle: In June 2018 Michael Broadwith claimed the record in 43h 25m 13s.[63][65]
  • Faired recumbent bicycle: Andy Wilkinson, 1996, 41h 4m 22s.[66]
  • Women's record: Christina Mackenzie, 2021, 51h 5m 5s.[63][67]
  • Women's tricycle record: Jane Moore, 2014, 88h 45m 21s.[63]
  • Men's Tandem Record: D Irvine & C Mitchell, 2015, 45h 11m 0s.[63]
  • Mixed Tandem Record: A Wilkinson & L E A Taylor (Lynne Biddulph), 2000, 51h 19m 23s.[63]

Return journey between Land's End and John O'Groats edit

Ben Rockett claimed to have set a record of 141h 8m 0s [68][69] for an upright bicycle from Land's End to John O'Groats to Land's End, being the return journey of Land's End to John O'Groats. The distance by road using the traditional route is 1,748 miles (2,813 km). The precise route he took is not clear as his website says the distance ridden was 1,880 miles (3,030 km).[68] Its status as a record however was dubious as no recognised authority certified the record.

In September 2017 James MacDonald set a Guinness world record, starting and finishing at John O'Groats.[70] Guinness certified the record as covering 1,725 miles (2,776 km) in 5 days 18 hours and 3 minutes, beating Rockett's time by 3 hours and 5 minutes.[71]

On 3 September 2020, Marcia Roberts became the first female to record the journey starting at Lands End, by bike, in a time of 11 days, 13 hours & 13 minutes and set a Guinness World Record.[72] On 16 July 2023, Louise Harris successfully completed the return journey in 10 days 5 hours, breaking the original record by over 1 day 8 hours.[73]

One Thousand miles edit

On 13 March 1940 Pat Hawkins set the 'World 1,000 mile record' in Perth, having ridden the 1,000 miles (1,600 km) distance in 4 days, 8 hours and 7 minutes, cutting 9 hours 53 minutes off Vera Unthank's record.[74]

  • Men's record: Gethin Butler, 2001. After setting the Lands End to John O'Groats record in 2001 Gethin Butler continued to ride, completing 1000 miles in 55 hours 59 minutes 0 seconds.[75]
  • Women's record: Lynne Taylor, 2001. After setting the women's Lands End to John O'Groats record, Lynne Taylor continued to ride, completing 1000 miles in 64 hours and 38 minutes.[75]

Ultra Marathon edit

Race Across America, an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982. The fastest average speed records are:

  • Solo man: Christoph Strasser, 2014, who averaged 16.42 mph (26.43 km/h) riding 3,020 miles (4,860 km) in 7 days, 15 hours, and 56 minutes.[76]
  • Solo woman: Seana Hogan, 1995, who averaged 13.23 mph (21.29 km/h) riding 2,912 miles (4,686 km) in 9 days, 4 hours, 2 minutes.[76]

Seven days edit

On Sunday 17 March 1940 Pat Hawkins, an 18-year-old female from Western Australia, set the 'World Seven Days record' in Perth, having ridden 1,546.8 miles (2,489.3 km) to surpass the previous best (1,438.4 miles (2,314.9 km)) set by Mrs Valda Unthank of Hastings, Victoria. Hawkins also broke the West Australian records for one, two, three, four, five, six and seven days, plus surpassing the Australian professional men's record of Ossie Nicholson.[74] No authority appears to maintain this record, however notable distances ridden in seven days include:

  • Tommy Godwin rode 2,084 miles (3,354 km) between 16 and 22 July 1939.[77]
  • Bruce Berkeley rode 2,825 kilometres (1,755 mi) between 23 and 29 June 2014.[79]
  • Richard Nutt rode 2,830 kilometres (1,760 mi) between 1 and 7 June 2015.[80]
  • James Golding rode 2,842.2 kilometres (1,766.1 mi) between 19 and 25 June 2017.[81]
  • Bruce Berkeley rode 3,333.3 kilometres (2,071.2 miles) between 6 and 12 January 2020.[82]

One month edit

There are 2 authorities currently recognising this record, Guinness World Records and World Ultra Cycling Association (formerly the UltraMarathon Cycling Association). Tommy Godwin rode 8,583 miles (13,813 km) in July 1939,[77] on his way to setting the World Endurance record for a single year however no authority has recognised this as a record. Current record holders are:

  • WUCA record holder Amanda Coker rode 8,012.4 miles (12,894.7 km) in April 2017.[83][84]
  • Guinness World Record holder Janet Davison rode 4,010 miles (6,450 km) between 24 July and 22 August 2015.[85]
  • WUCA male record holder Steven Abraham rode 7,104.3 miles (11,433.3 km) between 2 September and 1 October 2016.[83]
  • Guinness World Record holder Mark Beaumont (UK) rode 7,031 miles (11,315 km) between 2 and 31 July 2017, travelling from Paris to Jerramungup, Western Australia.[86]\

100,000 Miles edit

On 11 July 2017, 24-year-old Amanda Coker set a new "Fastest completion of 100,000 miles by bicycle record, doing so in 423 days. Coker's record improved by 77 days on Tommy Godwin's prior record of 500 days set in May 1940. The record was certified by the Guinness Book of Records and the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association (now the WUCA).[87][88][89][90]

World Endurance record for distance in a calendar year edit

Men's record edit

In 1911 the weekly magazine Cycling began a competition for the highest number of 100-mile rides or "centuries" in a single year.[91] The winner was Marcel Planes with 332 centuries in which he covered 34,366 miles (55,307 km).[91] The inspiration for the competition was said to be the efforts of Harry Long, a commercial traveller who rode a bicycle on his rounds covering every part of England and Scotland and who covered 25,376 miles (40,839 km) in 1910.[91] The world record for distance cycled in a year began in an era when bicycle companies competed to show their machines were the most reliable. The record has been officially established nine times.[92] A tenth claim, by the English rider Ken Webb in 1972, was disallowed.[n 1] Apart from the 1911 competition organised by Cycling, there was no authority that set rules for record attempts nor certified the mileage ridden.[93] In 1937 the League of Victorian Wheelmen declined a request by Ossie Nicholson for patronage for his attempt on the record. Nicholson's response was to appoint a committee to supervise his attempt.[94] The mileage had been traditionally verified by way of a sealed milometer and cards signed by upstanding members of society such as police officers or postmasters.[95]

In November 2014 the UltraMarathon Cycling Association announced that it would recognise a new record category for the highest annual mileage in a year,[96] and set rules for the record.[93] All of the previous record holders from Marcel Planes to Tommy Godwin rode a double-triangle diamond frame bicycle, and their rides all commenced on 1 January. The UltraMarathon Cycling Association decided, however, to permit any bike type except for faired recumbents, and that an attempt may start on any day of the year running for 365 consecutive days. Odometers and cards were replaced by GPS recording and live tracking devices such as the SPOT Satellite Messenger.[93]

In 2015, three cyclists commenced an attempt to beat the record set by Tommy Godwin. Briton Steve Abraham[97] started his attempt on 1 January, American Kurt Searvogel,[98] nicknamed Tarzan, started 10 January, and Australian Miles Smith started on 18 June.[99] Abraham was hit by a moped rider on 29 March 2015, breaking his leg above the ankle.[100] After two weeks' recovery, Abraham resumed cycling gradually, using just one leg to pedal a recumbent trike.[101] Having lost so much distance, he launched a concurrent attempt on the record starting on 8 August 2015,[99] however he announced on 22 January 2016 that he had ended his concurrent attempt.[102] Abraham rode 63,568 miles (102,303 km) in his calendar year attempt.[99] Smith ceased his attempt on 13 November 2015.[99] Searvogel managed to overcome weather, injury and also married his one-woman support crew Alicia Searvogel, breaking Godwin's mark with five days to spare.[99][78][103][104] Cycling Weekly reported a surprising number of people were less than charitable about Searvogel's amazing feat.[105] Searvogel planned his attempt to hit his final mileage of 76,076 miles exactly, writing "The number is significant in that it took 76 years and 76,076 miles to take the record from the British – The spirit of 76 lives on".[106] This UMCA record is also recognized as a Guinness World Record.[104]

World Endurance record for a single year
Year Record holder Country Distance Ref
1911 Marcel Planes   France 34,366 miles (55,307 km) [107]
1932 Arthur Humbles   Great Britain 36,007 miles (57,948 km) [107]
1933 Ossie Nicholson   Australia 43,966 miles (70,756 km) [108]
1936 Walter Greaves   Great Britain 45,383 miles (73,037 km) [109]
1937 Bernard Bennett   Great Britain 45,801 miles (73,710 km) [95]
1937 René Menzies   France 61,561 miles (99,073 km) [110]
1937 Ossie Nicholson   Australia 62,657 miles (100,837 km) [111]
1939 Bernard Bennett   Great Britain 65,127 miles (104,812 km)
1939 Tommy Godwin   Great Britain 75,065 miles (120,805 km) [112]
2015 Kurt Searvogel   United States 76,076 miles (122,432 km) [99][104]
2017 Amanda Coker   United States 86,537 miles (139,268 km) [99][113][114]

Women's record edit

During 1938 Billie Dovey, the English 'keep fit girl' of the 1930s, achieved a record 29,899.4 miles (48,118.4 km). Contemporary advertising shows that she rode a Rudge-Whitworth bicycle and relied on Cadbury milk chocolate for energy. Dovey combined the attempt with a lecture tour, often finishing her ride and then giving a fitness lecture in the evening.[115][116]

In February 1942 Pat Hawkins, the holder of the 'World Seven Days record', claimed to have ridden 45,402.8 miles (73,068.7 km) in Perth, West Australia, despite having missed seven weeks riding. A few days later the claim was withdrawn due to discrepancies in her logs. The press had reported her campaign in relation to Billie Dovey's record, to wit, after ten weeks she had recorded 7,302.8 miles (11,752.7 km) compared to Mrs Dovey's 5,238 miles (8,430 km). She would have reached Dovey's record after 36 weeks, three days, one hour and 20 minutes. The endeavour was sponsored by Bruce Small Pty Ltd.[116][117][118][119]

In 2016, Kajsa Tylen[120] broke the record, exceeding Dovey's mileage on 24 November, with over a month of the year left to go.[121]Guinness did not ratify Billie Dovey's record, and had set a target of over 50,000 km. Tylen cycled all over the UK and Europe, encouraging others to join her every day, and make 'sweat pledges' of support. Tylen set the Guinness World Record for females at 52,025 kilometres (32,327 mi).[122]

On 5 April 2017, the 326th day of her year-long record attempt to ride more miles in a year than anybody ever, Amanda Coker broke the women's, as well as the overall mileage record, when she exceeded Kurt Searvogel's previous record of 76,076 miles (122,432 km). The Guinness Book of World Records certified Coker's record at the end of her record-breaking day at 76,233.9 miles (122,686.6 km).[113] Coker completed her year-long mileage record with 86,537 miles (139,268 km).[114]

On June 4, 2016, Alicia Searvogel became the first woman over 50 years of age to make an attempt the Highest Annual Mileage record. On June 3, 2017, Searvogel finished her attempt with a total of 32,415 miles (52,167 km).[99] While she fell short of breaking Amanda Coker's overall woman's record, Ms. Searvogel was awarded the highest annual mileage record,[99] and highest month mileage record 4,021 miles (6,471 km) in the 50–59 age category by the UMCA (now WUCA).[83]

Road bicycle racing records edit

The following is a list of Road bicycle racing achievements and records:[123][124][125]

One-day and stage races edit

Classifications and awards edit

Track cycling records edit

Main article: List of world records in track cycling

Wheelie records edit

The longest bicycle wheelie in one hour is 30.95 km (19.23 mi), and was achieved by Manuel Scheidegger (Switzerland) in Bern, Switzerland on 12 September 2020.[130]

Kurt Osburn (nicknamed Wheelie King) from California, United States is the Guinness World Record holder for Longest Bicycle Wheelie, riding on the back wheel of a bicycle.[131] On 8 August 1998, he rode a wheelie for a record 11 hours at the Anaheim Convention Center, California. In June 2012 David "Pixie" Robilliard failed to break the record.[132]

From 13 April to 25 June 1999, Kurt rode 2,839.6 miles from Hollywood to the Guinness World Records Experience in Orlando on one wheel, also for a Guinness World Record, becoming the first person in history to ride a bicycle wheelie coast to coast. During his attempt he rode an average of 50 miles per day, sometimes with winds in excess of 40 miles per hour. Other facts: He cycled on the 110 Highway, had 4 flat tires (on the rear tire of course), over 1.8 million pedal revolutions from start to finish, and was chased by dogs almost daily.[133]

Around the world edit

Main article: Around the world cycling record

To qualify for the relevant Guinness World Record one must satisfy various requirements, such as total distance travelled, pass through two approximate antipodal points, provide specified evidence, etc.[134]

  • Jenny Graham cycled unsupported around the world in 124 days.[135]
  • Mark Beaumont cycled supported around the world in 78 days, 14 hours, 40 minutes.[136]
  • Laura Massey-Pugh and Steven Massey tandem cycled unsupported around the world in 179 days, 12 hours & 25 minutes.[137]
  • Ed Pratt unicycled unsupported around the world in 3 years, 135 days.[138]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Ken Webb's claim was for 80,647 miles (129,789 km) in 1972. Webb insisted he had completed the distance but others said he hadn't and he was removed from the Guinness Book of Records.

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list, cycling, records, certified, recognized, cycling, records, those, verified, union, cycliste, internationale, international, human, powered, vehicle, association, world, human, powered, vehicle, association, guinness, world, records, international, olympi. Certified and recognized cycling records are those verified by the Union Cycliste Internationale International Human Powered Vehicle Association and World Human Powered Vehicle Association Guinness World Records International Olympic Committee World UltraCycling Association formerly Ultra Marathon Cycling Association the UK Road Records Association or other accepted authorities Most records have been completed under special rules and circumstances such as being motor paced on terrain advantageous for speed such as downhill or low friction surfaces or using highly aerodynamic cycles for example recumbent bicycles As cycling is a diverse activity with vast differences between equipment disciplines and terrain there is no one record that can popularly be considered a benchmark for fastest cyclist The hour record is generally considered the most prestigious due to its long history and standardization of rules Contents 1 Speed record on a bicycle 1 1 Land speed record outdoor 1 2 Treadmill speed record indoor 1 3 History of unpaced records 1 4 History of motor paced records 1 5 History of downhill records 2 Hour records 3 24 Hours record 3 1 Men s Road records 3 2 Women s Road record 3 3 Men s track record 3 4 Women s track record 4 Long distance records 4 1 Pembroke to Great Yarmouth 4 2 Land s End to John O Groats 4 3 Return journey between Land s End and John O Groats 4 4 One Thousand miles 4 5 Ultra Marathon 4 6 Seven days 4 7 One month 4 8 100 000 Miles 5 World Endurance record for distance in a calendar year 5 1 Men s record 5 2 Women s record 6 Road bicycle racing records 6 1 One day and stage races 6 2 Classifications and awards 7 Track cycling records 8 Wheelie records 9 Around the world 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksSpeed record on a bicycle editThe table below shows the records people have attained while riding bicycles Land speed record outdoor edit Name Year Speed Type of recordDenise Mueller Korenek 2018 296 009 km h 183 931 mph Flat surface outdoor motor paced 1 2 3 Fred Rompelberg 1995 268 831 km h 167 044 mph Flat surface outdoor motor paced male 4 5 Eric Barone 2017 227 72 km h 141 50 mph Downhill on snow outdoor unpaced on a prototype bicycle 6 7 Eric Barone 2015 223 3 km h 138 8 mph Downhill on snow outdoor unpaced on a prototype bicycle 8 9 Eric Barone 2000 222 22 km h 138 08 mph Downhill on snow outdoor unpaced on a prototype bicycle 10 Markus Stockl 2007 210 4 km h 130 7 mph Downhill on snow outdoor unpaced on a serial production bicycle 11 12 Markus Stockl 2017 167 6 km h 104 1 mph Downhill on a volcano outdoor unpaced on a serial production bicycle 13 14 Todd Reichert 2016 144 17 km h 89 58 mph Slight downhill 0 6 grade outdoor on a Faired Recumbent 15 unpaced 16 Ilona Peltier 2019 126 52 km h 78 62 mph Slight downhill 0 6 grade outdoor on a Faired Recumbent 15 unpaced 17 Treadmill speed record indoor edit Name Year Speed Type of recordBruce Bursford 1996 334 6 km h 207 9 mph Flat surface indoor Virtual motor paced Pedaling on bicycle rollers after being towed to 100 mph 18 History of unpaced records edit The International Human Powered Vehicle Association IHPVA acts as the sanctioning body for new records in human powered land water and air vehicles It registers non motor paced records also called unpaced which means that the bicycle directly faces the wind without any motor pacing vehicle in front On land the speed record registered by a rider on a 200 meter flying start speed trial was 133 28 km h 82 82 mph by the Canadian Sam Whittingham riding the Varna Tempest a streamliner recumbent bicycle in 2009 19 at Battle Mountain Nevada His record has been surpassed by 0 5 km h by Sebastiaan Bowier of the Netherlands in 2013 setting the new record of 133 78 km h 83 13 mph The record was again surpassed on 19 September 2015 by Todd Reichert by riding the ETA a streamlined recumbent bicycle at 139 45 km h 86 65 mph from the team behind the AeroVelo Atlas human powered helicopter 20 21 Todd Reichert broke his own record again on September 17 2016 to set a speed of 144 17 km h 89 58 mph at the 2016 WHPSC 16 The female record holder for this same category was Lisa Vetterlein who reached 107 16 km h 66 59 mph in 2005 22 This record was beaten by Barbara Buatois of France when she reached 121 44 km h 75 46 mph at Battle Mountain in 2009 19 She subsequently achieved 121 81 km h 75 69 mph at the 2010 running of the Battle Mountain event 23 This record was beaten on 13 sept 2019 by Ilona Peltier of France at 126 52 km h 78 62 mph at the 2019 WHPSC event 17 History of motor paced records edit Main article Motor paced racing Motor pacing is a type of cycling record where a pace vehicle is modified by adding a tail fairing to keep the wind off the cyclist who is riding behind it This type of record was invented by Charles Mile a Minute Murphy who drafted a train to set a 96 km h 60 mph record in 1899 A mile of plywood sheets was attached to the railroad ties so Charles would have a smooth surface riding behind the train 24 25 In 1928 Leon Vanderstuyft from Belgium reached 122 km h riding behind a motorbike at a velodrome 25 Alexis Blanc Garin from France set the record to 128 20 km h in October 1933 riding behind a motorbike 26 Albert Marquet from France reached 139 90 km h riding behind a car in 1937 27 On 22 October 1938 Alfred Letourneur reached 147 km h at a velodrome in Montlhery France riding behind a motorbike 28 On 17 May 1941 Letourneur broke the record again reaching 175 km h 109 mph on a Schwinn bicycle riding behind a specially equipped midget racer on a Los Angeles freeway near Bakersfield California 29 The first to surpass 200 km h was the Frenchman Jose Meiffret in 1962 when he reached 204 km h 127 mph behind a Mercedes Benz 300SL car on a German motorway 30 Allan Abbott a cycling enthusiast and motorcycle racer elevated the motor paced bicycle speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats reaching 223 km h 139 mph in 1973 John Howard Olympic cyclist and Ironman triathlon winner reset the record to 244 km h 152 mph also at the Bonneville Salt Flats on 20 July 1985 Fred Rompelberg from Maastricht Netherlands was the holder of the motor paced speed world record cycling with 268 831 km h 167 044 mph from 1995 to 2018 31 He used a special bicycle behind a dragster of the Strasburg Drag Racing Team at the Bonneville Salt Flats Denise Mueller Korenek claimed a women s bicycle land speed record at 147 mph 237 km h at the Bonneville Salt Flats on 10 September 2016 Mueller was coached by former record holder John Howard 32 On 17 September 2018 again at Bonneville she took the outright world record riding a special KHS bike with a 62Tx12T gear 488 gear inches to a new overall record top speed of 183 183 mph 295 km h behind a converted rail dragster with a fairing 1 History of downhill records edit During the last decade of the 20th century two Frenchmen Eric Barone and Christian Taillefer set the speed record descending on snow several times On 28 March 2015 Eric Barone reached 223 3 km h 138 8 mph at Vars ski resort France besting his own record from 2000 using a specially designed prototype bicycle 33 In 2017 Barone achieved a new downhill record on snow reaching 227 72 km h using a prototype bicycle 6 Using a serial production bicycle as opposed to prototype bicycles the record holder is Markus Stockl from Austria He set a world speed record in 1999 on snow descending at 187 km h 116 mph at Les Arcs On 14 September 2007 Stockl rode an Intense M6 mountainbike down the ski slope of La Parva Chile reaching the current record of 210 km h 130 mph The top descending speeds have always been obtained on snow Apart from that the ashes of a volcano have been the other surface used In November 2001 Eric Barone descended on the Cerro Negro volcano in Nicaragua at 130 km h 81 mph beating his previous record achieved in Hawaii in 1999 Barone believed he could do more and returned to the same location on 12 May 2002 when he reached 163 km h 101 mph on a serial production bicycle and 172 km h 107 mph on a prototype bicycle a world record 25 Markus Stockl did beat the serial production bicycle record in 2011 when he reached 164 95 km h 102 50 mph on a volcano in Nicaragua and again in 2017 when he reached 167 6 km h 104 1 mph down a volcano in Chile 13 The prototype bicycle record on a volcano still belongs to Barone Hour records editMain article Hour record The hour record for bicycles is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle The most famous type of record is for upright bicycles meeting the requirements of the Union Cycliste Internationale UCI Hour record attempts are made in a velodrome frequently at high elevation for the aerodynamic benefit of thinner air Between 1997 and 2014 the UCI retrospectively restricted hour record competitors to roughly the same equipment as was used by Eddy Merckx in his 1972 record In 2014 the UCI changed the hour record rules to permit using any upright bike allowed for endurance track events However other retrospective changes to hour record regulations are why the current hour records are not the farthest absolute distance 34 35 The UCI hour records as of 13 October 2023 update are UCI men s record Filippo Ganna nbsp 2022 56 792 kilometres 35 289 mi 36 UCI women s record Vittoria Bussi nbsp 2023 50 267 kilometres 31 234 mi 37 Another type of record registered by the International Human Powered Vehicle Association IHPVA and the World Human Powered Vehicle Association WHPVA is for human powered machines typically fully streamlined recumbent bicycles These feature a lower frontal area than a UCI bicycle due to their recumbent seating design of the rider They enclose the rider and machine in aerodynamic shapes made of carbon fiber Kevlar or fiberglass to reduce air resistance A further type of record is for partially streamlined recumbents which are open but have either a windshield in front or a streamlined tail box in the rear This is registered by the World Recumbent Racing Association WRRA 38 Streamlined recumbent bicycle bicycle and rider enclosed in an aerodynamic shell Francesco Russo of Switzerland set a new World Record by covering 91 556 km 56 890 mi in one hour at the DEKRA test track in Germany on 2 August 2011 39 This record is approved by the WHPVA On 19 July 2009 Sam Whittingham at the Ford Motor Company s 5 mile oval test track in Romeo Michigan achieved 90 598 km This record was approved by the IHPVA and WHPVA committees In 2008 Damjan Zabovnik achieved 87 123 km 40 Non streamlined Recumbent Bicycle no shell only disk wheels and rider sitting on top frame The best mark was achieved by Aurelien Bonneteau a French rider at the Bordeaux velodrome He rode a bicycle with a nearly horizontal seat to allow his back to lie flat two standard sized wheels an elliptical chainring and shortened pedal arms to reduce the air volume swept out by his legs His distance was 56 696 km 35 229 mi on 16 July 2014 41 42 24 Hours record editPlease note that some records are made with at least one of the following beneficial factors streamlined bicycles being part of a 4x4 relay team being in other aerodynamically favorable conditions such as behind trucks special support teams supplements etc Different race locations including elevation weather conditions etc all do come into play Men s Road records edit Charles Terront is claimed to have covered 339 miles 546 km in 1879 43 George Pilkington Mills set the record at 259 miles 417 km circa 1890 Cyril Heppleston set the road record at 478 5 miles 770 km circa 1938 44 Hubert Opperman set the road record at 505 75 miles 814 km in Melbourne on 5 December 1939 44 Roy Cromack set the road record at 507 00 miles 816 km in 24 hours in UK in 1969 45 Jean Pascal Roux set the road record at 521 33 miles 839 km in 24 hours at Caderousse on 18 June 2009 46 Christian von Ascheberg set the human powered vehicle HPV land distance record at 757 miles 1 218 km in 24 hours in a Milan SL velomobile at the DEKRA test track in Germany on 1 August 2010 47 Andy Wilkinson set the UK 24 hour time trial record at 541 214 miles 871 km on 24 25 June 2011 48 Stanislav Verstovsek set the 24 hour road record at 567 946 miles 914 020 km in Dobrovnik Slovenia on 2 October 2020 49 Christoph Strasser set the 24 hour road record at 637 66 miles 1 026 21 km in Zeltweg Austria on 16 July 2021 50 Michael Secrest set the record for 1216 miles outdoors in US by drafting behind 18 wheel truck 51 Women s Road record edit Beatrice Grimshaw claimed to have broken the women s road record c 1900 52 however the distance ridden is unclear no authority has recognised the record and there are doubts about her claim 53 Edith Atkins set the women s road record at 422 miles 679 km on 12 July 1953 54 Christine Moody set the women s record at 427 86 miles 688 57 km in July 1969 55 Sandy Earl set a new road record at 442 46 miles 712 07 km on 14 August 2011 56 49 Maria Parker set a new road record at 469 198 miles 755 101 km on 13 October 2012 49 Amanda Coker set a new road record at 512 506 miles 824 798 km on 23 October 2021 becoming the first woman in history to break 500 miles in 24 hours 57 Men s track record edit Dr Mitchell Anderson set the 24 hour outdoor track record at 555 723 miles 894 349 km at the AARC in Wensleydale Victoria Australia on 30 March 2018 49 Ralph Diseviscourt set the 24 hour outdoor track record at 568 8 miles 915 4 km in Vianden Luxembourg on 11 July 2020 58 Christoph Strasser set the indoor track record at 585 252 miles 941 872 km at Velodrome Suisse Grenchen Switzerland on 14 15 October 2017 49 Women s track record edit Petra von Fintel set the women s human powered vehicle HPV land distance record at 628 82 miles 1 011 99 km in 24 hours in a Milan velomobile at Klettwitz Germany on 12 July 2015 59 In July 2018 Nici Walde claims to have ridden 1 088 kilometres 676 mi at the Opel Test Center in Rodgau Dudenhofen Germany 60 however as of 31 July 2018 update the ride is yet to be recognised by the World Human Powered Vehicle Association 59 Elena Novikova Ukraine set the women s indoor track record at 485 687 miles 782 km average speed 20 24 miles per hour 32 57 km h at Velodromo Fassa Bortolo Montichiari Brescia Italy on 17 September 2017 49 Seana Hogan regained the women s outdoor track record at 445 78 miles 717 km average speed 18 57 miles per hour 29 89 km h at Hellyer Park Velodrome San Jose California United States on 4 May 2012 49 61 Long distance records editPembroke to Great Yarmouth edit Pembroke to Great Yarmouth is the traversal of the whole width of the island of Wales and England between two extremities Starting in Pembroke in the West and finishing in Great Yarmouth in the East The record is also known as the Side to Side record The distance by road using the traditional route is 349 miles 562 km and the records are maintained by the Road Records Association Some of its current records are Upright bicycle In October 2018 Nick Clarke claimed the record in 15h 23m 59s 62 Women s record Maria Bloom 2004 16h 51m 56s 63 Men s Tandem bicycle Record Tim Bayley amp Adam Broyad 2019 14h 15m 20s 63 64 Land s End to John O Groats edit Land s End to John O Groats is the traversal of the whole length of the island of Great Britain between two extremities in the southwest and northeast The distance by road using the traditional route is 874 miles 1 407 km and the records are maintained by the Road Records Association Some of its current records are Upright bicycle In June 2018 Michael Broadwith claimed the record in 43h 25m 13s 63 65 Faired recumbent bicycle Andy Wilkinson 1996 41h 4m 22s 66 Women s record Christina Mackenzie 2021 51h 5m 5s 63 67 Women s tricycle record Jane Moore 2014 88h 45m 21s 63 Men s Tandem Record D Irvine amp C Mitchell 2015 45h 11m 0s 63 Mixed Tandem Record A Wilkinson amp L E A Taylor Lynne Biddulph 2000 51h 19m 23s 63 Return journey between Land s End and John O Groats edit Ben Rockett claimed to have set a record of 141h 8m 0s 68 69 for an upright bicycle from Land s End to John O Groats to Land s End being the return journey of Land s End to John O Groats The distance by road using the traditional route is 1 748 miles 2 813 km The precise route he took is not clear as his website says the distance ridden was 1 880 miles 3 030 km 68 Its status as a record however was dubious as no recognised authority certified the record In September 2017 James MacDonald set a Guinness world record starting and finishing at John O Groats 70 Guinness certified the record as covering 1 725 miles 2 776 km in 5 days 18 hours and 3 minutes beating Rockett s time by 3 hours and 5 minutes 71 On 3 September 2020 Marcia Roberts became the first female to record the journey starting at Lands End by bike in a time of 11 days 13 hours amp 13 minutes and set a Guinness World Record 72 On 16 July 2023 Louise Harris successfully completed the return journey in 10 days 5 hours breaking the original record by over 1 day 8 hours 73 One Thousand miles edit On 13 March 1940 Pat Hawkins set the World 1 000 mile record in Perth having ridden the 1 000 miles 1 600 km distance in 4 days 8 hours and 7 minutes cutting 9 hours 53 minutes off Vera Unthank s record 74 Men s record Gethin Butler 2001 After setting the Lands End to John O Groats record in 2001 Gethin Butler continued to ride completing 1000 miles in 55 hours 59 minutes 0 seconds 75 Women s record Lynne Taylor 2001 After setting the women s Lands End to John O Groats record Lynne Taylor continued to ride completing 1000 miles in 64 hours and 38 minutes 75 Ultra Marathon edit Race Across America an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982 The fastest average speed records are Solo man Christoph Strasser 2014 who averaged 16 42 mph 26 43 km h riding 3 020 miles 4 860 km in 7 days 15 hours and 56 minutes 76 Solo woman Seana Hogan 1995 who averaged 13 23 mph 21 29 km h riding 2 912 miles 4 686 km in 9 days 4 hours 2 minutes 76 Seven days edit On Sunday 17 March 1940 Pat Hawkins an 18 year old female from Western Australia set the World Seven Days record in Perth having ridden 1 546 8 miles 2 489 3 km to surpass the previous best 1 438 4 miles 2 314 9 km set by Mrs Valda Unthank of Hastings Victoria Hawkins also broke the West Australian records for one two three four five six and seven days plus surpassing the Australian professional men s record of Ossie Nicholson 74 No authority appears to maintain this record however notable distances ridden in seven days include Tommy Godwin rode 2 084 miles 3 354 km between 16 and 22 July 1939 77 Bruce Berkeley rode 2 825 kilometres 1 755 mi between 23 and 29 June 2014 79 Richard Nutt rode 2 830 kilometres 1 760 mi between 1 and 7 June 2015 80 James Golding rode 2 842 2 kilometres 1 766 1 mi between 19 and 25 June 2017 81 Bruce Berkeley rode 3 333 3 kilometres 2 071 2 miles between 6 and 12 January 2020 82 One month edit There are 2 authorities currently recognising this record Guinness World Records and World Ultra Cycling Association formerly the UltraMarathon Cycling Association Tommy Godwin rode 8 583 miles 13 813 km in July 1939 77 on his way to setting the World Endurance record for a single year however no authority has recognised this as a record Current record holders are WUCA record holder Amanda Coker rode 8 012 4 miles 12 894 7 km in April 2017 83 84 Guinness World Record holder Janet Davison rode 4 010 miles 6 450 km between 24 July and 22 August 2015 85 WUCA male record holder Steven Abraham rode 7 104 3 miles 11 433 3 km between 2 September and 1 October 2016 83 Guinness World Record holder Mark Beaumont UK rode 7 031 miles 11 315 km between 2 and 31 July 2017 travelling from Paris to Jerramungup Western Australia 86 100 000 Miles edit On 11 July 2017 24 year old Amanda Coker set a new Fastest completion of 100 000 miles by bicycle record doing so in 423 days Coker s record improved by 77 days on Tommy Godwin s prior record of 500 days set in May 1940 The record was certified by the Guinness Book of Records and the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association now the WUCA 87 88 89 90 World Endurance record for distance in a calendar year editMen s record edit In 1911 the weekly magazine Cycling began a competition for the highest number of 100 mile rides or centuries in a single year 91 The winner was Marcel Planes with 332 centuries in which he covered 34 366 miles 55 307 km 91 The inspiration for the competition was said to be the efforts of Harry Long a commercial traveller who rode a bicycle on his rounds covering every part of England and Scotland and who covered 25 376 miles 40 839 km in 1910 91 The world record for distance cycled in a year began in an era when bicycle companies competed to show their machines were the most reliable The record has been officially established nine times 92 A tenth claim by the English rider Ken Webb in 1972 was disallowed n 1 Apart from the 1911 competition organised by Cycling there was no authority that set rules for record attempts nor certified the mileage ridden 93 In 1937 the League of Victorian Wheelmen declined a request by Ossie Nicholson for patronage for his attempt on the record Nicholson s response was to appoint a committee to supervise his attempt 94 The mileage had been traditionally verified by way of a sealed milometer and cards signed by upstanding members of society such as police officers or postmasters 95 In November 2014 the UltraMarathon Cycling Association announced that it would recognise a new record category for the highest annual mileage in a year 96 and set rules for the record 93 All of the previous record holders from Marcel Planes to Tommy Godwin rode a double triangle diamond frame bicycle and their rides all commenced on 1 January The UltraMarathon Cycling Association decided however to permit any bike type except for faired recumbents and that an attempt may start on any day of the year running for 365 consecutive days Odometers and cards were replaced by GPS recording and live tracking devices such as the SPOT Satellite Messenger 93 In 2015 three cyclists commenced an attempt to beat the record set by Tommy Godwin Briton Steve Abraham 97 started his attempt on 1 January American Kurt Searvogel 98 nicknamed Tarzan started 10 January and Australian Miles Smith started on 18 June 99 Abraham was hit by a moped rider on 29 March 2015 breaking his leg above the ankle 100 After two weeks recovery Abraham resumed cycling gradually using just one leg to pedal a recumbent trike 101 Having lost so much distance he launched a concurrent attempt on the record starting on 8 August 2015 99 however he announced on 22 January 2016 that he had ended his concurrent attempt 102 Abraham rode 63 568 miles 102 303 km in his calendar year attempt 99 Smith ceased his attempt on 13 November 2015 99 Searvogel managed to overcome weather injury and also married his one woman support crew Alicia Searvogel breaking Godwin s mark with five days to spare 99 78 103 104 Cycling Weekly reported a surprising number of people were less than charitable about Searvogel s amazing feat 105 Searvogel planned his attempt to hit his final mileage of 76 076 miles exactly writing The number is significant in that it took 76 years and 76 076 miles to take the record from the British The spirit of 76 lives on 106 This UMCA record is also recognized as a Guinness World Record 104 World Endurance record for a single year Year Record holder Country Distance Ref1911 Marcel Planes nbsp France 34 366 miles 55 307 km 107 1932 Arthur Humbles nbsp Great Britain 36 007 miles 57 948 km 107 1933 Ossie Nicholson nbsp Australia 43 966 miles 70 756 km 108 1936 Walter Greaves nbsp Great Britain 45 383 miles 73 037 km 109 1937 Bernard Bennett nbsp Great Britain 45 801 miles 73 710 km 95 1937 Rene Menzies nbsp France 61 561 miles 99 073 km 110 1937 Ossie Nicholson nbsp Australia 62 657 miles 100 837 km 111 1939 Bernard Bennett nbsp Great Britain 65 127 miles 104 812 km 1939 Tommy Godwin nbsp Great Britain 75 065 miles 120 805 km 112 2015 Kurt Searvogel nbsp United States 76 076 miles 122 432 km 99 104 2017 Amanda Coker nbsp United States 86 537 miles 139 268 km 99 113 114 Women s record edit During 1938 Billie Dovey the English keep fit girl of the 1930s achieved a record 29 899 4 miles 48 118 4 km Contemporary advertising shows that she rode a Rudge Whitworth bicycle and relied on Cadbury milk chocolate for energy Dovey combined the attempt with a lecture tour often finishing her ride and then giving a fitness lecture in the evening 115 116 In February 1942 Pat Hawkins the holder of the World Seven Days record claimed to have ridden 45 402 8 miles 73 068 7 km in Perth West Australia despite having missed seven weeks riding A few days later the claim was withdrawn due to discrepancies in her logs The press had reported her campaign in relation to Billie Dovey s record to wit after ten weeks she had recorded 7 302 8 miles 11 752 7 km compared to Mrs Dovey s 5 238 miles 8 430 km She would have reached Dovey s record after 36 weeks three days one hour and 20 minutes The endeavour was sponsored by Bruce Small Pty Ltd 116 117 118 119 In 2016 Kajsa Tylen 120 broke the record exceeding Dovey s mileage on 24 November with over a month of the year left to go 121 Guinness did not ratify Billie Dovey s record and had set a target of over 50 000 km Tylen cycled all over the UK and Europe encouraging others to join her every day and make sweat pledges of support Tylen set the Guinness World Record for females at 52 025 kilometres 32 327 mi 122 On 5 April 2017 the 326th day of her year long record attempt to ride more miles in a year than anybody ever Amanda Coker broke the women s as well as the overall mileage record when she exceeded Kurt Searvogel s previous record of 76 076 miles 122 432 km The Guinness Book of World Records certified Coker s record at the end of her record breaking day at 76 233 9 miles 122 686 6 km 113 Coker completed her year long mileage record with 86 537 miles 139 268 km 114 On June 4 2016 Alicia Searvogel became the first woman over 50 years of age to make an attempt the Highest Annual Mileage record On June 3 2017 Searvogel finished her attempt with a total of 32 415 miles 52 167 km 99 While she fell short of breaking Amanda Coker s overall woman s record Ms Searvogel was awarded the highest annual mileage record 99 and highest month mileage record 4 021 miles 6 471 km in the 50 59 age category by the UMCA now WUCA 83 Road bicycle racing records editThe following is a list of Road bicycle racing achievements and records 123 124 125 One day and stage races edit Grand Tour wins Eddy Merckx 11 Bernard Hinault 10 Jacques Anquetil 8 Tour de France wins Miguel Indurain 5 consecutive Eddy Merckx 5 Bernard Hinault 5 Jacques Anquetil 5 Giro d Italia wins Alfredo Binda 5 3 consecutive Fausto Coppi 5 Eddy Merckx 5 3 consecutives Vuelta a Espana wins Roberto Heras 4 3 consecutive 126 127 128 Tour de France yellow jerseys Eddy Merckx 96 Bernard Hinault 75 Miguel Indurain 60 Chris Froome 59 Jacques Anquetil 50 Antonin Magne 38 Nicolas Frantz and Philippe Thys 37 Giro d Italia pink jersey Eddy Merckx 78 Alfredo Binda 60 Francesco Moser 57 Gino Bartali 50 Giuseppe Saronni 49 Jacques Anquetil 42 Fausto Coppi and Bernard Hinault 31 Vuelta a Espana red jersey Alex Zulle 48 Roberto Heras 34 Delio Rodriguez and Gustaaf Deloor 32 129 Triple Crown of Cycling Eddy Merckx 1974 Stephen Roche 1987 Monument wins Eddy Merckx 19 Roger De Vlaeminck 11 Costante Girardengo Fausto Coppi Sean Kelly 9 Single Monument wins Eddy Merckx 7x Milan San Remo Most road races won by a professional cyclist Eddy Merckx 525 Rik van Looy 379 Francesco Moser 273 Rik van Steenbergen 270 Roger de Vlaeminck 259 UCI Road World Championships Alfredo Binda Rik van Steenbergen oscar Freire 3x gold 1x bronze Eddy Merckx Peter Sagan 3x gold Classifications and awards edit Challenge Desgrange Colombo 1948 1958 Ferdinand Kubler Fred De Bruyne 3 Super Prestige Pernod 1958 1987 Eddy Merckx 7 UCI Road World Cup 1989 2004 Paolo Bettini 3 UCI Road World Rankings 1984 2004 Sean Kelly 5 UCI World Tour from 2009 Joaquim Rodriguez 3 Velo d Or awards from 1992 Alberto Contador 4 Track cycling records editMain article List of world records in track cyclingWheelie records editThe longest bicycle wheelie in one hour is 30 95 km 19 23 mi and was achieved by Manuel Scheidegger Switzerland in Bern Switzerland on 12 September 2020 130 Kurt Osburn nicknamed Wheelie King from California United States is the Guinness World Record holder for Longest Bicycle Wheelie riding on the back wheel of a bicycle 131 On 8 August 1998 he rode a wheelie for a record 11 hours at the Anaheim Convention Center California In June 2012 David Pixie Robilliard failed to break the record 132 From 13 April to 25 June 1999 Kurt rode 2 839 6 miles from Hollywood to the Guinness World Records Experience in Orlando on one wheel also for a Guinness World Record becoming the first person in history to ride a bicycle wheelie coast to coast During his attempt he rode an average of 50 miles per day sometimes with winds in excess of 40 miles per hour Other facts He cycled on the 110 Highway had 4 flat tires on the rear tire of course over 1 8 million pedal revolutions from start to finish and was chased by dogs almost daily 133 Around the world editMain article Around the world cycling record To qualify for the relevant Guinness World Record one must satisfy various requirements such as total distance travelled pass through two approximate antipodal points provide specified evidence etc 134 Jenny Graham cycled unsupported around the world in 124 days 135 Mark Beaumont cycled supported around the world in 78 days 14 hours 40 minutes 136 Laura Massey Pugh and Steven Massey tandem cycled unsupported around the world in 179 days 12 hours amp 25 minutes 137 Ed Pratt unicycled 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