In 2024, Lael Wilcox set a new world record for circumnavigation of the Earth by bicycle. For 108 days, 12 hours, and 12 | dG1fbHNyTEJ6Rnp1SmM
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00:00I've been wanting to ride around the world for years.
00:12It's longer than anything I've ever done.
00:14I love how unpredictable these rides are.
00:17You never know what you're going to see, how you'll feel,
00:20if it'll be raining, hot, windy.
00:23If I'm consistent, I think I can get it done.
00:27To break the Guinness World Record, I have to ride 18,000 miles,
00:3229,000 kilometers in under 124 days.
00:36But can I do it faster?
00:38Can I ride it in 110 days?
00:42What about the route?
00:44Can I make it safe?
00:45Can I make it beautiful and interesting?
00:48For me, that's riding over mountains and through cities,
00:51connecting the dots between wide open spaces
00:53and dense population centers.
00:57And then it hits me.
01:00What if I invite people to ride with me?
01:02Pretty stretch for as long or little as they want.
01:06And that's what makes it special.
01:08I never know when they'll show up or how long they'll stay.
01:11Over the three and a half months, thousands of people join me.
01:14And early on, I realize I'm not just riding around the world.
01:18I'm riding through people's lives.
01:20Megan, we love you.
01:22We're so proud of you.
01:23How are you?
01:27Nice to see you.
01:28How are you?
01:29How are you?
01:30Good, how are you?
01:31Listen to your voice.
01:32I know.
01:33I lost her.
01:34We're talking.
01:35We're talking.
01:36We're talking.
01:37We're talking.
01:39Woooo.
01:40Woooo.
01:41Woooo.
01:42Woooo.
01:43Woooo.
01:44Wooooo.
01:45Wooooo.
01:46Go, Leia.
01:47Go on, Leia.
01:48Go.
01:49Go get the record.
01:50Yaaay.