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Sarah Ruggins, Nordkapp

“This proves that women can compete alongside men”: Sarah Ruggins smashes outright 6,000km record for riding across Europe by three days… and 7-day distance record en route

As well as also provisionally breaking the women's 7-day distance record, Ruggins has raised thousands of pounds for charity

Fri, Jun 19, 2026 10:19
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Matthew Richardson breaks his own flying 200m world record in Konya, Turkey

“I knew there was more in the tank”: British sprinter Matt Richardson breaks his own flying 200m world record – just one day after becoming the ‘fastest cyclist in the world’

“I was obviously really stoked about yesterday but I was hungry for more”

Fri, Aug 15, 2025 14:49
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2021 Jonathan Parker RRA 100 6

100 miles in under 2:50hrs: Jonathan Parker claims to have clocked the fastest 100 miles ever recorded on a bike

The (pending) world record ride uploaded on Strava puts Jonathan Parker’s time at eight minutes quicker than Jonathan Shubert’s RRA record. Here’s how he did it

Mon, Mar 15, 2021 13:25
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Filippo Ganna breaks the individual pursuit world record

Filippo Ganna breaks individual pursuit world record twice in a day

The 4-minute mark may well be within Italian rider’s grasp

Sun, Nov 03, 2019 17:34
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Richard Flanagan (via YouTube).jpg

Gust of wind foils 100-mile wheelie – but 56-year-old cyclist still manages to set new world record

Rich Flanagan rode 50.5 miles to set his third wheelie world record

Wed, Oct 16, 2019 14:00
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Student cycles through 7 countries in 24 hours to break World Record

Previous record of six was set in 2016. David Kovari began his challenge in Poland before finishing in Croatia

Sun, Jul 28, 2019 12:26
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richard thoday, credit four season collective

Teacher believed to have broken the 133-year-old record for fastest time to cycle Land’s End to John O’ Groats on a Penny Farthing

Richard Thoday from Matlock arrived in John O' Groats yesterday evening, and is waiting verification from Guinness World Records to confirm he's broken the existing record

Thu, Jul 25, 2019 10:51
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Sean Conway breaks Europe cycle record

Riding from Cabo da Roca in Portugal to Ufa in Russia, Conway took nine hours off the previous mark to finish in under 25 days despite facing strong headwinds in the final week

Fri, May 11, 2018 14:13
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Australian ultracyclist rides almost 900 kilometres for new 24-hour world record

Mitch Anderson already holds 6-hour and 12-hour outdoor circuit records

Wed, Apr 11, 2018 13:31
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Man who until recently was sleeping rough breaks five world records at Maindy velodrome

Celso Fonseca is planning another attempt at 24-hour record

Sat, Dec 02, 2017 15:55
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