This summer, I'll be riding around the world and going after the Guinness Record for fastest circumnavigation by bicycle overall. The current record is 78 days, 14 hours and 40 minutes set by Mark Beaumont in 2017.
Follow along as I deliver daily podcasts from the road. Presented by Ruckus Composites and Queen Stage: Women's Cycling Podcast. Music was created by my brother, James Wilcox.
It’s Day 13 of Lael Rides Around the World Faster. Today, she rode 229 miles (368 KM) and climbed 4,902 feet (1,494) meters) from Pamplona, Spain to Coutras, France. This episode is presented by Queen Stage: Women's Cycling Podcast: https://www.queenstage.cc/
It’s Day 12 of Lael Rides Around the World Faster. Today, she rode 235 miles (379 KM) and climbed 9,338 feet (2,846) meters) from Alcala de Henares to Pamplona, Spain. This episode is presented by Ruckus Composites: https://ruckuscomp.com
It’s Day 11 of Lael Rides Around the World Faster. Today, she rode 205 miles (331 KM) and climbed 9,226 feet (2,812 meters) from Trujillo to Alcala de Henares, Spain. This episode is presented by Queen Stage: Women's Cycling Podcast: https://www.queenstage.cc/
Day 10 of Lael Rides Around the World Faster: I rode 228 miles (366 km) and climbed 6,952 feet (2,119 meters) from Lisbon, Portugal to Trujillo, Spain. This episode is presented by Ruckus Composites: https://ruckuscomp.com
Day 09 of Lael Rides Around the World Faster: Today is a transfer day and we fly from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Lisbon, Portugal. It’s a six hour flight.Before flying, I rode 23 miles (37 KM) and climbed 440 feet (134 meters) around Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. This episode is presented by Queen Stage: Women's Cycling Podcast: https://www.queenstage.cc/
Day 08 of Lael Rides Around the World Faster: I rode 186 miles (299 km) and climbed 5,715 feet (1,742 meters) from Florenceville to Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. This episode is presented by Ruckus Composites: https://ruckuscomp.com/
Day 07 of Lael Rides Around the World Faster: I rode 225 miles (362 km) and climbed 6,424 feet (1,958 meters) from Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec to Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. This episode is presented by Queen Stage: Women's Cycling Podcast: https://www.queenstage.cc/
Day 06 of Lael Rides Around the World Faster: I rode 229 miles (368 km) and climbed 3,176 feet (968 meters) from Mont-Saint-Hilaire to Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. This episode is presented by Ruckus Composites: https://ruckuscomp.com/
Day 05 of Lael Rides Around the World Faster: I rode 247 miles (398 km) and climbed 2,500 feet (762 meters) from Arnprior, Ontario to Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada. This episode is presented by Queen Stage: Women's Cycling Podcast: https://www.queenstage.cc/
Day 04 of Lael Rides Around the World Faster: I rode 194 miles (313 km) with +8,196 feet (2,498 meters) from North Bay to Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. This episode is presented by Ruckus Composites: https://ruckuscomp.com/
Day 03 of Lael Rides Around the World Faster: I rode 235 miles (378 km) from Bruce Mines to North Bay, Ontario, Canada. This episode is presented by Queen Stage: Women's Cycling Podcast: https://www.queenstage.cc/
Day 02 of Lael Rides Around the World Faster: I rode 254 miles (408km) from Kleinke Park, Michigan to Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada. This episode is presented by Ruckus Composites: https://ruckuscomp.com/
Day 01 of Lael Rides Around the World Faster: I rode 282 miles (454km) from Chicago, IL to Kleinke Park, Michigan.
On June 7th at 4 a.m. from Buckingham Fountain in Chicago, I'm starting my ride around the world with the challenge of being the fastest person overall. Set in 2017, Mark Beaumont holds the current record at 78 days, 14 hours and 40 minutes. That's 30 days faster than my finish in 2024. 18,000 miles (29,000 km) with the goal of finish by 6:40 p.m. on August 24th. It's just a big bike ride after all. We'll be recording a podcast daily. This is the only one that we'll record from a bed while the r...
Lael Sleeps Around the World, presented by Quad Lock. My ride around the world took 108 days. That means I slept somewhere different for 108 nights in a row. I recorded a podcast every night and learned that some people used it as a way to wind down their days. This one's for you. We all need more sleep. This podcast is designed to slow down the pace and help us all rest and recover. Warning– don’t listen while driving or doing something else that requires focus and alertness, like brain surgery...
I take on the 2025 Iditarod Trail Invitational. I used this as a breathing test and rode 350 miles from Knik Lake to McGrath, Alaska. I finished in 2 Days, 11 Hours and 19 Minutes (1st Woman, 5th Overall). Here I talk about my 2024 & 2025 races. After my finish, I traveled to Rapha Team Camp in California and now I'm back in Alaska touring the remaining route to Nome with my friend Ana Jager.
60 riders spend a week riding the 644 km (400 miles) gravel and road loop with the goal of making it to the finishers’ party in Tucson, Arizona in a week. In this episode, I talk with Cali, Gaby and Martha, the Komoot team. Cover photo by Ashley Gruber.
60 riders spend a week riding the 644 km (400 miles) gravel and road loop with the goal of making it to the finishers’ party in Tucson, Arizona in a week. In this episode, I talk with Janie from Salida and Nikita from Vancouver. Cover photo by Ashley Gruber.
60 riders spend a week riding the 644 km (400 miles) gravel and road loop with the goal of making it to the finishers’ party in Tucson, Arizona in a week. In this episode, I talk with Courtney from Pittsburgh, Tina from San Francisco, Sarah from Scotland and Ana from Alaska. Cover photo by Ashley Gruber.
60 riders spend a week riding the 644 km (400 miles) gravel and road loop with the goal of making it to the finishers’ party in Tucson, Arizona in a week. In this episode, I talk with Eve from England. Cover photo by Ashley Gruber.
Day 109 of my Around the World Ride: I rode 193 miles (311 km) from Lincoln to Chicago, Illinois, USA. 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes New Guinness World Record for fastest circumnavigation by bicycle (Female, Solo) Total distance: 18,125 Miles (29,169 KM) 629,880 Feet (191,987 Meters)
Day 108 of my Around the World Ride: I rode 220 miles (354 km) from Sullivan, Missouri to Lincoln, Illinois, USA.
Day 107 of my Around the World Ride: I rode 232 miles (373 km) from Carthage to Sullivan, Missouri, USA.
Day 106 of my Around the World Ride: I rode 197 miles (317 km) from Bristow, Oklahoma to Carthage, Missouri, USA.
Day 105 of my Around the World Ride: I rode 173 miles (278 km) from Clinton to Bristow, Oklahoma, USA.
Day 104 of my Around the World Ride: I rode 176 miles (283 km) from Amarillo, Texas to Clinton, Oklahoma, USA.
Day 103 of my Around the World Ride: I rode 182 miles (293 km) from Santa Rosa, New Mexico to Amarillo, Texas, USA.
Day 102 of my Around the World Ride: I rode 152 miles (244 km) from Madrid to Santa Rosa, New Mexico, USA.
Day 101 of my Around the World Ride: I rode 172 miles (277 km) from El Morro to Madrid, New Mexico, USA
Day 100 of my Around the World Ride: I rode 176 miles (283 km) from Holbrook, Arizona to El Morro, New Mexico, USA.
