American cyclist Lael Wilcox has broken the record for the fastest woman to bike around the world, completing 18,125 miles in 108 days.
"I’ve just been on a total high. From three days out from the finish, I just got this feeling like, 'I can do this,' and I felt like I was flying."
Her journey included a week riding from Chicago to New York City, followed by a month biking through Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Riding 18,125 miles over nearly 109 days means averaging over 166 miles a day, and she climbed a total of 629,880 vertical feet, equivalent to scaling Mount Everest more than 21 times.
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