{"id":68820,"date":"2024-09-12T15:27:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T13:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/37193f8b-5479-45a3-bc26-1baaa5338401"},"modified":"2024-09-12T16:25:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:25:35","slug":"lael-wilcox-shatters-around-the-world-record-aboard-specialized-roubaix-sl8","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/lael-wilcox-shatters-around-the-world-record-aboard-specialized-roubaix-sl8\/","title":{"rendered":"Lael Wilcox shatters Around The World record aboard Specialized Roubaix SL8"},"content":{"rendered":"

We take a closer look at the bike Wilcox rode for 18,125 miles over 108 days <\/p>

By Simon von Bromley\n <\/p>

Published: Thursday, 12 September 2024 at 13:27 PM<\/p>

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Lael Wilcox entered the history books this morning as she completed her record-breaking Around The World ride.<\/p>

Riding a custom Specialized Roubaix SL8<\/a>, Wilcox rode a little more than the required 18,000 miles \/ 28,968 kilometres in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes.<\/p>

This sees the American ultra-distance<\/a> specialist take the official Women\u2019s World Record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by bicycle from the previous record holder, Jenny Graham<\/a>, by almost 16 days.<\/p>

Wilcox has been documenting her latest feat via Strava<\/a>, giving a fascinating insight into the extraordinary ride.<\/p>

Let\u2019s check out some of the stats from her ride, and the bike and equipment she used.<\/p>