Ride Report

Laurence Basell - 6 Hour Record Report Mar 30 2018

Name – Chris Hopkinson Start Date and time: March 23, 2018 7:10pm Location: Quibell Park Track, Scunthorpe England Records attempted: 100Km, 200Km, 300Km, 500Km 100Mile, 200Mile, 300Mile, 500Mile, 6hr, 12hr, 24hr Category: Men 50-59 Standard bike Summary: Conditions were wet, raining, and cold (1 C). I wanted to do the records to get the 500 mile as I already have most of the others. I also wanted a good 6hr, 12hr, 24hr, and 500 mile counter for all those WUCA/UMCA 2018 Competitions. I used my EVO2Max Kronos + Nebula bikes and apart from 1 burger used only Hammer Nutrition. Best Part: The best part was finishing Hardest Part: The hardest part was all of it because of the extreme conditions – cold & wet! No unusual happenings. I finished at 4:53:32.4 am on Sunday March 25, 2018 The clocks went forward 1 hr for daylight savings time during my attempt. Chris Hopkinson Final Official Certified Results: Distance Event Kilometers Official Time Avg Sp (Kph) Avg Sp (Mph) Existing records 50-59 Men Std new record 100 Kilometer outdoor track 2:47:49.02 35.75 22.22 Chris Hopkinson 50 UK Solo Standard Men 50-59 2017-09-29 00:02:48:13 yes Distance Event Miles Official Time Avg Sp (Mph) [...]

Muscat- Salalah, cross country record attempt, Oman Solo rider- Jonathan Shubert Start 6:10 -11th February 2018 Finish 5:31 -13th February 2018 6:10 Sunday 11th February 2018 saw me depart from Al Alam palace, Old Muscat Oman (Longitude: 23.612731176549353 Latitude 58.59390061173099). The support from cyclists, friends and media who came to see me off is vivid in my mind, so too was the gastroenteritis I developed the night before; the level of dehydration this added to my body before the start was surely catastrophic, but something I had to hope I could marginally compensate for with the water and electrolyte supplements I was taking. The passage across the city of Muscat was unmarred by issues, but memorable for all the people who were waiting at the sides of the roads to cheer me on. The gastric distress I was suffering forced me to briefly stop near Fanja, 90 minutes into the attempt and worryingly, lose close to another half a liter of liquid. Putting this to the back of my mind I continued on, beneath the foothills of Oman’s Hajer mountains until the afternoon, rice cakes and energy drinks fueling me along at close to 38km/h for the first 6 hours, [...]

Record attempt: indoor track 6/12h 100/200/300km indoor track, 100/200mi by Anna Mei Date and location: the attempt has started Sunday Jan 21st 9am, and ended Sunday Jan 21st 9pm in the Tissot Velodrome, Grenchen Swisse, which is famous for the world record attempt of Jens Voight, and Rohan Dennis (1 hour UCI record attempt) Strasser Umca 24h world record. The condition of the ring were perfect. Inside the humidity was confortable and the temperature was between 18 and 21 degrees celtius. Equipment: I decided to ride the record attempt with a fixed, cause I am used to it and I feel faster and better on it. I was considering to ride with a 56X16, 85 rpm, that means to ride 24/25’ a lap, quite  close to 36,5km/h. All year I have been training on short races, to improve  strength and working on the tt position, with my coach Marko Baloh. Watts are always an important data on which we work all days. So my watts pace-race had to be, to beat the Novikova’s record, close to 160 wattage . I’ve been working on this strength measure very  hard,  with constancy and discipline, since  the 12h world champ in Borrego, to one week close [...]

Rider’s Narrative Summary – HAM’R Month By Alan Johnson I’m a big fan of the WUCA Highest Annual Mileage Record (HAM’R). This year-long record is so far out there, and so hard to comprehend, that it fascinates me. And the athletes! I mean, who are these amazing people and what motivates them to do something so incredibly difficult? I love to read about them. But that’s it. It’s certainly not anything I could ever do myself. But the HAM’R Month is different. It’s only 30 days. With the right planning and preparation, and the help of a really good Crew Chief, it’s doable by even an average rider like me. I recommend it for anyone considering a record attempt and who enjoys riding their bike a lot. Only thing is, and I can’t emphasize this enough…..you have to schedule it for the right time of year if you expect a good result. I didn’t. My primary goal for 2016 was winning the WUCA Year-Rounder mileage competition. Back in late January, while visiting worldultracycling.com, I noticed that the great Gary Gottlieb of Texas had not yet submitted any rides to the WUCA Year-Rounder. Now, anyone who follows the Year-Rounder knows Gary. [...]

Celso Fonseca Rider Narrative   24 hour outdoor track Celso Fonseca 18/11/2017 - 19/11/2017 Maindy Centre cycle track in Cardiff The conditions were cold, wet, icy and dark. I wanted to achieve a record to inspire homeless people, and also people with mental health issues in order to help them achieve and overcome their adversities. BMC-TIM2-TT bike I ate energy bars and energy gels, I took electrolytes and salts from a company called ‘fekd’. Once my stomach was gone I started eating blended fruits and vegetable soups. The best part was how the officials treated me, how encouraging and supportive they were, while also maintaining their professionalism. I received a lot of support from the crowd who gathered to cheer me on too! The hardest part was a mixture of the poor weather conditions and cramping of my stomach after 9 continuous hours. This prevented me from being able to eat what I had prepared at the times I should have been eating. I was aiming for one world record, and during the 24 hours I was being told I had achieved 5 world records. This was not only confusing but very encouraging. So when it felt like I was [...]

Name of Rider – Joe Barr Record:                  North - South – North  / (Malin Head to Mizen Head to Malin Head) Ireland. Country:                 Ireland Date:                      3 / 4 / 5th November 2017 Start Time:            09:10am GMT. Start location:       Malin Head, Co Donegal, Ireland Conditions:            Strong Winds – Rain – 5 degrees Celsius Equipment:            Colnago Time trial bike, 4 spoke carbon wheels. Nutrition:               BRL Sports Nutrition products - Tifuel and Invor8. Best Part:               Overcoming 24 hrs of darkness in the cold. Hardest Part:         The cold. Unusual Event:      Nothing. Exact location:       Malin Head, the most northerly point in Ireland. Finish line by the tower. Finish time:            Sunday November 5th 2017 – 09:48:47s Total Race Time:   48hr -38mins -47s Distance:                735.8 miles Officials: [...]