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Amongst the various racing associations that host racing events for such bicycles, these are called Stock Recumbents or Unfaired Recumbents. The hour record for recumbent bicycles without aerodynamic fairings, set by Francis Faure in 1933, was broken in 2007 by Sean Costin, who covered 48.80 km (28.46 mi) on the 382m outdoor concrete velodrome ...
In 1967, 11 years later, Anquetil again broke the hour record, with 47.493 km (29.511 mi), but the record was disallowed because he refused to take the newly introduced post-race doping test. [4] He had objected to what he saw as the indignity of having to urinate in a tent in front of a crowded velodrome and said he would take the test later ...
Emmeline Ragot (born 27 May 1986) is a French former professional downhill mountain biker. She was the world downhill champion in 2009 and 2011 , in addition to two second place finishes and three third place finishes. [ 1 ]
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]
There was a men's and a women's race, the latter called the Liberty Classic. The seven-lap men's race consisted of a three-lap 1.6 km (0.99 mi) opening circuit, followed by seven 23.2 km (14.4 mi) laps of the primary circuit, then a five-lap 4.8 km closing circuit. The total distance was 251 km (156 mi).
Tour of Rwanda, Rwanda (2.1) Tour of Austria, Austria (2.HC from 2006) Tour of Greece, Greece (2.1 from 2022) Volta a Portugal, Portugal (2.HC from 2005 until 2009) Brixia Tour, Italy; Hong Kong Road Cycling Race, Hong Kong, China; An Post Rás, Ireland; Route du Sud, France; Giro di Sicilia, Italy; Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Spain
The Montezuma's Revenge was a 24-hour ultra-endurance mountain bike wilderness race held in Colorado each August from 1986 until 2006. Competitors were required to climb a 14,272-foot (4,350 m) mountain-Gray's Peak. The course varied from year to year but was always extremely demanding.
On May 26, 2024 [37] Lael Wilcox left Chicago, Illinois and on 11 September 2024, Wilcox successfully finished the circumnavigation in 108 days, 12 hours, and 12 minutes, beating the previously held women's (self supported) world record of 124 days, 10 hours, and 15 minutes. [38] Wilcox rode supported and encouraged her followers to ride with ...