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

American Lael Wilcox has broken the world record for the fastest woman to cycle around the world, traversing 21 countries and 18,125 miles in three and a half months. Arriving back in Chicago at 9 ...

After 108 days, 12 hours, and 12 minutes, Lael Wilcox is back where she started – in Chicago, after riding around the world. OK, not just riding around the world, but racing the 18,125 miles ...

Lael Wilcox rode from Lincoln to Chicago on Day 109 on her around-the-world ride. Wilcox on Wednesday, Sept. 11, broke a world record for the fastest time a woman has ridden a bicycle around the ...

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 ...

Lael Wilcox arrives at Buckingham Fountain on ... As for her route, she relied on cyclist friends around the world who knew the local routes best. It helps that Wilcox has never owned a car ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) LAEL WILCOX: Hi, NPR. It's Lael, and I'm about to finish my ride around the world and break the record. DETROW: We caught up with Wilcox over the phone on the ...