American Lael Wilcox becomes fastest woman to cycle the globe
A US "ultra-endurance" cyclist has claimed a new world record for fastest woman to circumvent the globe by bike. Lael Wilcox took 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes to cycle 29,169km (18,125 miles), starting and ending in Chicago. She beat the 2018 record held by Jenny Graham, from Scotland, whose journey took 124 days 11 hours.