After traveling more than 18,000 miles across three continents and through both hemispheres, Lael Wilcox is back home. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) LAEL WILCOX: Hi, NPR. It's Lael ...

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 ...

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 ...

Riding the Lakefront Trail, Lael Wilcox completes her attempt to beat the Guinness world record for fastest women’s circumnavigation of the globe on a bike on Sept. 11, 2024. (Armando L.

It took Lael Wilcox 108 days to circumnavigate the globe. Improbably, she said it was “the most fun ride of my life.” By Victor Mather Lael Wilcox hopped on her bicycle in Chicago in May.

After traveling more than 18,000 miles across three continents and through both hemispheres, Lael Wilcox is back home. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) LAEL WILCOX: Hi, NPR. It's Lael, and I'm about ...