American cyclist Lael Wilcox has shaved more than two weeks off the women’s around the world record, completing the journey of more than 18,000 miles (28,968km) in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes, according to a post on her social media.
The experienced ultra distance racer who holds the women’s records in the Tour Divide and Trans Am set out from Chicago on May 26 and arrived right back where she started on Wednesday evening, finishing in front of a welcoming crowd at the Buckingham fountain.
The tracking page put Wilcox’s total distance at 18,865 miles with a daily average of 174 miles and a relatively even split between moving time and time off the bike.
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