Bike Across America Record

List of overall solo winners.

Bike across america record.

Imagine pedaling your bike along flat wide trails on a pleasant summer day all the way across the country. The cost to bike across america can vary greatly depending on your adventure style and habits. 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. Raam team start saturday june 19 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. That s the vision for the great american rail trail a 4 000 mile cross country. 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. Race across america an ultra marathon bicycle race across the united states that started in 1982.

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. 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. Following the railroad routes across the country he made the crossing in just under 80 days. Raam solo start tuesday june 15 2021.

This is an all time list of winners of race across america in the men s solo traditional category. Raw solo team start tuesday june 15 2021. Augustine florida for a total of 3110 miles. Looking at a map you will see that san diego is east of reno nv.

The fastest average speed records are. 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. 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. The shortest routes start or finish in san diego california.