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

Lael Wilcox arrives at Buckingham Fountain on Wednesday after completing an 18-125-mile solo bike trek across the globe that started in Chicago on May 26. Wilcox hopes to submit records of her ...

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 ...

Lael Wilcox is one of the most accomplished ultra-marathon cyclists of the last decade. For example, in 2016, she became the first American to win a big-time 4,200-mile race called the Trans Am ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 final leg of the bicycle trip.