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Congratulations to Russell Mason for his new WUCA record! Russell's Ride Report 6 – 12 – 24 Hour World Record Attempt For as long as I can remember I’ve been amazed at what the human body can do, back in the 80’s I watched documentaries of climbers on Mt. Everest and was in awe of the dedication and determination of those who made it to the top, along with some who made it to the top but never made it back down.  As I watched I thought Everest would be the ultimate challenge, but I eventually gave up the idea [...]

Congratulations to Om Hitendra Mahajan on his new WUCA record for Leh to Manali, India Rider summary  I am Om Hitendra Mahajan, the record I attempted "Fastest Cycling from Leh to Manali". From the very beginning the temperatures were very low and the terrain was demanding with 4 major passes to cross, gaining over 6000m of elevation. I started the record attempt from "leh main gate" at 6:00 AM on 22nd July 2021. I wanted to test my capabilities as an ultra-cyclist and gain experience for further events which is why I attempted this record. I used my BMC Team [...]

Congratulations to Amit Samarth for his new WUCA record! Riders Narrative Summary  Record Attempt: Golden Quadrilateral Highway Network, India- Circumnavigation (Anti-clockwise) Name of the rider: Amit Samarth, India  Start Date: 15th February, 2021  Start time: 04:10 hours. (rounded off to nearest minute from exact start time with seconds 04:09:54 AM as per WUCA rules)  Start location: Vashi Toll Bridge. The exact start location was after the Vashi Toll Bridge. If a rider  is approaching Vashi from Mumbai and heading towards Pune, then the start point is after crossing  the Vashi Creek and after crossing the toll gate (on the Navi [...]

Congratulations to Anna Mei for her new 2 WUCA World Records. Distance Event Kilometers Time Avg Sp (Km) Avg Sp (Miles) Existing records female, solo, 50-59 new record 200 Kilometer outdoor track 06:16:43.53 31.85 19.79 Anna Mei, 2020-10-08, 6:22:33, 19.33 mph yes Timed Event Miles Kilometers Avg Sp (Miles) Avg Sp (Km) Existing records female, solo, 50-59 new record 6 Hour outdoor track 118.99 191.50 19.83 31.92 none yes   Anna Mei rider’s narrative summary The 12h outdoor velodrome record attempt started at 5am, July 10Th. The velodrome is located in Bassano del Grappa, close to the famous Monte Grappa, [...]

Congratulations to John McWhae for his new WUCA World Record Alberta W-E John McWhae July 8, 2021 0620 start. The Wahoo and Strava devices were started at 0619 and movement detected at 0620. Prior to this I made a false start in the process of starting/synchronizing the devices. I also recall starting these based on the time on my watch. Later I realized my watch was about a minute slow relative to atomic time. Start: British Columbia/Alberta border Highway 3. I started just off highway 3 on the access road that leads to Island Lake Christian Retreat Center. Conditions: Light [...]