Lael Wilcox chats with other cyclists in the parking lot of Speedway Cycles before heading back out on her bike across the world on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (Anisa Vietze/Alaska Public Media) A ...

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 ...

Alaskan cyclist Lael Wilcox set a new record as the fastest woman to cycle around the planet.

Lael Wilcox just doesn't know how to sit still. Since returning home in September from her record-setting ride around the world, the 39-year-old ultra-endurance cyclist has done anything but rest.

In the twilight hours of September 11, 2024, Lael Wilcox became the unofficial new world record holder for the Fastest Circumnavigation of the World by Bicycle (female).

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

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

Long before endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox became the fastest woman to ever ride around the world, men at the bar she worked in used to tell her she was lying about her achievements.

Celebrated endurance bicyclist Lael Wilcox finished a 108-day journey around the world at Chicago’s Buckingham Fountain.