Bike Across America Record

I drove up to estes park colorado to meet ravi kempaiah for his guinness world record attempt at riding an electric bike 5 000 miles in just 30 days.

Bike across america record.

The fastest average speed records are. Adventure cycling s southern most route goes east to st. The record for an eight person team was established by team bemer in 2018. The shortest routes start or finish in san diego california.

Imagine pedaling your bike along flat wide trails on a pleasant summer day all the way across the country. This squad of riders completed 3 070 miles 4 940 km in 5 03 43 for an average speed of 24 91 mph 40 09 km h. Raam solo start tuesday june 15 2021. As you plan your bike ride across america you have to decide how far you want to ride and over what kind of terrain.

This is an all time list of winners of race across america in the men s solo traditional category. That s the vision for the great american rail trail a 4 000 mile cross country. The cost to bike across america can vary greatly depending on your adventure style and habits. Following the railroad routes across the country he made the crossing in just under 80 days.

For sure a bike ride across america will require a time commitment but it doesn t have to be extraordinary and the journey can be shaped to meet your time constraints. Looking at a map you will see that san diego is east of reno nv. Raw solo team start tuesday june 15 2021. The concept of a bicycle race across america can be traced back to newspaperman george nellis who in 1887 crossed the usa on a 45 pound iron high wheel bicycle with no gears and with pedals attached directly to the front wheel.

The fastest crossing of the usa by an individual as set during the race across america raam was achieved by christoph strasser austria in 7 days 15 hours 56 minutes cycling from oceanside california to annapolis maryland from 10 to 18 june 2014. Augustine florida for a total of 3110 miles. Christoph strasser 2014 who averaged 16 42 mph 26 425 km h riding 3 020 miles 4 860 km in 7 days 15 hours and 56 minutes. Raam team start saturday june 19 2021.