American cyclist Lael Wilcox rode more than 18,000 miles in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes. She's claiming the record for ...

Lael Wilcox rode from Lincoln to Chicago on Day 109 on her around-the-world ride. Wilcox on Wednesday, Sept. 11, broke a world record for the fastest time a woman has ridden a bicycle around the ...

An Alaskan has broken the record for the fastest around-the-world bike ride by a woman. Lael Wilcox was born and raised in Anchorage and is a familiar name in ultra-distance cycling. She holds ...

Lael Wilcox arrives at Buckingham Fountain on ... As for her route, she relied on cyclist friends around the world who knew the local routes best. It helps that Wilcox has never owned a car ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) LAEL WILCOX: Hi, NPR. It's Lael, and I'm about to finish my ride around the world and break the record. DETROW: We caught up with Wilcox over the phone on the ...

Lael Wilcox isn ... or running around the globe are a bit complicated — as you might imagine for a planet that’s mostly covered in water. To be eligible for the world record, a cyclist ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) LAEL WILCOX: Hi, NPR. It's Lael, and I'm about to finish my ride around the world and break the record. DETROW: We caught up with Wilcox over the phone on the final ...

CHICAGO -- An American woman set out from Chicago to bicycle all over the world in record-breaking fashion. Lael Wilcox is one of ... the fastest woman to cycle around the globe.