How This Woman Rides 20,000 Miles a Year on Her Bike | WIRED
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Ultra-endurance bicycle racer Lael Wilcox puts more miles on her bike every year than most people do on their cars. Here's how she trains for and rides some of the toughest races on earth.
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Please add subtitles in english...
Does she have a youtube?
Why does everyone have a big checkmark?
@@ritzyllama she has an Instagram
Ilovher
Mom.. Can i go ride my bike?
Sure hun..
Never comes back
… actually took moms bike
Underated comment.
Hahahahahaha
😂😂
Just like my dad. Never came back
With all that time on the bike, she probably doesn't have any time to exercise.
RBastien Or a job.
- Ken M
tubesockets120v I don't know if you've noticed but that's not a bike for the homeless -_-
That's how I am my job is extremely physical and tiring but I still want to lift 3 days a week lol.
😂😂
"I don't need to sleep that much."
Ma'm, you don't know how many people want that superpower.
It is YOUTH xD
I have that superpower, it’s called “Insomnia”, and I do bike touring as well and hardly sleep after 100 km ride.
i used to sleep a lot back when i wasnt physically active, you naturally get this power the more you use your body
@@skylightdown1 that's so true 👆
I used to be able to do that, I mean I still can but it’s very painful for me. Wore myself down quick after a few years.
Cool the Forest Gump of cycling.
Was about to make the same comment.
LOL
Bit rude... ;)
@@tamsynroberts4860 not at all
She sounds genuine and honest, she does cycling for the sake of it, not bc she wants to show off. Respect.
Why would someone show off. Its pure hardwork and your heart must be in it.
Do you really think that most of cyclist do cycling for the sake of showing off? Gosh...
She was very proud of how she beat that other guy in the final hours of the transamerica race. Deservedly so! 🚵♀️🏆
@@satrioesar7151 yes. a lot of people on strava do things to show off
Bayo106 agreed
She was actually SUPER chill and had a great sense of humor glad i watched 👍
Yeah!! What a lovely laughter!!
She doesnt harm anyone, she doesnt pollute much. She is a fine representative of the diversity of human endeavor. A little crazy, yes. Respect.
If you're not crazy, you're not living enough.
If you are great you are a little bit crazy.
@@The-GreenHornet yeah I don't get that...
@@The-GreenHornet What? They said diversity of human endeavor, how is that not true?
I agree 100%.
she's got a really nice voice to listen to
Indeed!
Mhm
I was thinking the exact same thing....
My ASMR is tingling
Sounds oddly like my sister
Well I'm going to enjoy my 20 Minute-ish Bike ride today.
That's great too!
🤣
To get beers?
john pope likewise.
Exquisite Vidz me too!
Try 1 hour, it is not difficult for anyone
if we calculate 20,000 miles by 365 days, it would be 54 miles... so she rides 54 miles everyday for a whole year
that's insane
A guy made 14.300 miles in 97 days for a record, he started in Alaska, US, and ended in Ushuaia, Argentina.
I just started cycling 5 months and done 1250 km.one month ! I came 12657 In the world ! Number 1 had done 8000 km that month
Google my cycling friend Steve Abraham.
What he did was truly mind-blowing.
200 miles (320km) a day, every day, for a year.
It's tough riding that daily distance without getting ill.
This video is old. She did 86 thousand miles in a year. 100,000 miles in 423 days.
@@KandiKlover Wrong person. You are thinking of Amanda Coker.
Not just her biking but she's super cool, like her personality lol
She looks like a young Ellen DeGeneres
anton yup haha
100%
YES, I couldn't put my finger on it, but that was it!
Yep and she’s also wearing comfortable shoes.
anton, yeah! I thought there was something familiar to her.
Great, now I feel insanely out of shape
Dane Reads same
Dane Reads ish I’m a pretty fast runner I mostly do miles
u dont have time to bike 54 miles a day everyday
Too much riding can't be healthy..
Man-Ung Yi yeah specially for the heart
Really inspiring. I am a past cyclist who became very ill after a sinus surgery and now am starting over. I know that feeling of just wanting to be back on the bike. Whatever I can achieve at this point will be a triumph for me as long as I can be in the beautiful outdoors.
I admire her so much ... i love biking 🚴🏻♀️ I really needed this .... I really needed to see her she’s so strong and beautiful as well ... 😍
I'd definitely say beautiful..
Lil Beauty. Her character adds alot to it for me. I dont even like short haired woman.
Cinnamon is thirsty 💦
That's her without makeup, and still cute than most with makeup.
Her legs must be crazy strong.
Karlen Bell If you look at her sitting down, her legs are huge.
Probably not very strong for a cyclist, but she can just keep going.
She's riding up mountains...
She seems to be in unnecessarily tall gear grinding up hills in the video. But what do I know.
But much more impressive is the fatigue-resistance in her leg muscles.
Hardcoooooooore. I’ve never ridden more than 130km in a day and I was knackered 😄 Ultra endurance athletes are mind blowing. Like those men and women that run ultra marathons through the dessert. Crazy stuff!
Mububban23 To reach 20'000 miles per year (32'187 km), you only have to do 88 km every day.
Pete Smyth She also does day jobs. So its not "every day".
my most in a day was 110km but if i was allowed to do more i could do 200
Woah they run through the "dessert", too bad, I would've just eaten the dessert.
@@reddaB Yes, but when you divide it throughout the year you realize it is not that much. Doing 100km every day is something very achievable on a road bike that goes 30-40kmh on avg. That's a 3 hour workout
What a low key legend .
Brilliant !
Her name SHALL be in the title!
Lael, the first American to win the Trans Am, both Men and Women!
If you love cycling, introverted like me - you can ride forever. Gj for her. I feel like I can ride forever, but I'm stuck in the city.
That's why you need a mountain bike. Just ride one way. Nothing can stop you. No mountain and no river! ;)
I live in a city as well but there are a lot of mountains and rivers nearby... A mountain bike won't disappoint you, you might discover nature gems near your city , as I did when I beat my insecurities and started cycling off my town =)
@@Booklover-coffeelover BEST FEELING
@@thehelli0012 nah touring bike is way better.
20,000 Miles = 32186.88 KM
Good bot
I don't think you are on the right website
kolomo thats 88KM/day
Or with a normal speed of 22KM/our that takes 4 hours per day every day of the year
Thanks!
Thank you!
i use my bicycle for most of the day ...to save planet and get a good health ...people should ride bicycle
love the motorcycle in the profile pic :D
Maximuss I was thinking the same thing haha
@@mxs4193 It's a planet-saving motorcycle.
He uses a cheat code to make it a planet saving motorcycle
Bicycles are made in factories
Awesome athlete and a great ambassador for cycling! Thanks for inspiring us Lael!
She's so amazing and adorable. I love her laugh.
Everytime i feel lazy, she suddenly kept popping in in my head then i can do whatever task i do
Back in my road racing days there was a stretch of years where I averaged a little over 15,000 miles per year on the bike, and I thought THAT was a lot! My best was a 17,000 mile year. Hard to imagine another 3,000 tacked on to that!
Lloyd Hlavac that’s still some crazy mileage mate, respect
Can I ask how old are you? Does anyone say you have not ages? Do you do a calorie restrictive diet at least one meal a week? These are the halmarks of not aging vs the rest of the population
@@LK-pc4sq I will soon be 61, but it's been a while since anyone mentioned me not looking my age. I think I look younger than many people around my age, but that could just be my own perception, no necessarily reality. And though I have done intermittent fasting, and even some longer multi-day fasts over the past few years, I don't count calories of what I eat, so I can't really confirm it's calorie restrictive on a regular basis, at least to the extent of it affecting the aging process.
Peanut Butter and hardcore biking make for some incredible thighs.
Tell me more...how much biking? How much peanut butter? Etc....
Yeah I just stay on the bike, that's how I win 😂😂😂❤️
This is tempting me to just start doing ultra endurance cycling... I've got all the gear.
The Name I Want you got it!
Do it, also forget everyone else, their records, and other peoples times. It’s bad mentality. Just focus on riding and keep going til you can’t. Ultra endurance is besting yourself and pushing past your limits.
Immediately rode my bike after watching. Thanks for the motivation.
She's pretty and a beast at her profession. Happy to see she's found her calling
Wow great ❤️💝😍
🔥💯🙏♥️👏👍😂💩wow😐🖕😀😁👍💩👉😂👌 great
Total respect for this woman!!! Holy moly, that is a lot of mileage, geez she should at least get backed up by Specialized bikes!!!! Hey Specialized!!
Please back up this Special rider, she sure in the heck deserves it!!!!
Great PR for the company for sure!! :-)
Specialized sponsors her.
Snoochies
She deserves that:) good on her:)
i do understand her love for cycling... I would love to tour my country and then South America, which would take 21.500 miles with days off... 18 months to ride all countries in my continent, including Venezuela, if the situation gets better some day.
Insane, she is averaging 618 km/week or 384 miles/week. Just wow!
Every cyclist is a hero. Helping save the world. One pedal revolution at a time...
it does help but the real people with the power to change the world (the richest and the corporations they control) need to be held accountable.
Most Cyclists own a Car.
Carl Ranger so? every time they ride their bike instead of driving is a choice to not add to the issue (even if it is miniscule)
She's a human inspiration!
Totally off the grid.
I love her!
Awesome. Didn't know humans could do that. WOW think about the efficiency, the food to gas price ratio.
She looks like Ellen, Talks like Ellen, funny as Ellen.
They should do a collab
huh, I did 100 miles in a day last week. I thought i was cool.
Same 🙈 felt amazing until I watched this
1939 Raleigh bike was ridden 100,000 miles in 500 days. The point was the endurance of those bikes was very high. I expect a few new ball bearings and a chain every 100,00 miles and the bike will be going fine now.
For a very short ride like 100 miles, I doubt she could keep up with me. I've done many century rides in 135 minutes. But I'm about speed, I'm very fast and not so much about counting miles. Have done several 1000+ mile rides though and likely in much less time than her. Don't care to ride any further than that, longer races she'd win.
@@haileymatthews1777 there is no need to show off she is proud for how good she is and how far she has come!
Well 100 mile/day is actually cool. U rode more than she did in a day so
what a woman, great story , great lady! thx wired
Tha Rnr
She has such deep dedication, it’s inspiring.
Wow what a serious bike rider. She's Awesome !
I love this girl! I have the same passion for adventure and for riding my bike. YOU go girl! You are great. Most people sit behind a desk and dream what you are doing. YOU are doing it! More power to you! Go Lael.
This girl is such a sweetheart.
God bless her ❤️❤️❤️
She genuinely seems so happy.
Amazing. Lael Wilcox looks very happy and content pursuing what she loves. Way to go!
The women version of Forest. She is great !
I just felt like biking!
Syni DmC
Bike lady bike
haha
It's woman, not women. she is not a group of females.
Hun, you got that windswept look. OMGNFJISMDNBHGFUDI 😂😂😭
I'm a bike rider begginer but yep I start to de that way.. Every morning I just want to go for a quick ride.. It's really good for my health, stress etc. Amazing
I too am obsessed with cycling. If I could I would cycle everyday on and on, l love it!
I'm always curious how people pay and manage hobbies like this. They seem to be all consuming, yet it seems like she still has a house and all
She works at one of the local bike shops
Sponsorships?
And as long as you are not married or have childrens.
The best cyclists are usually the most broke ones.
All consuming?
Not really
I imagine that she uses up all her vacation days in a year in one go
Nothing more attractive than a woman that can laugh at herself.
She probably likes girls obviously....
Katie M nothing obvious about that.
@@four-x-trading5606 she is in another video 'I just want to ride' she says she has a girlfriend called Rue
Get yourself down to your local nut house, there's loads of them down there. I knew a girl that laughed hysterically at herself and then set fire to her own elbows.
did you tell her to, 'Stop, drop, and roll"?
Hahah 😂 I love this girl, contagious laugh and such an inspiration!
I thought I did a decent job on my commute, this person cycles about TEN times longer than me per year. To me, it’s like I did a decent 100 push-ups per day, and she does 1000 per day. That’s how huge this achievement is to me. Wow!
Wow, so amazing that she can ride through the night and doesn't get tired.I can totally understand the desire to keep riding, but have never been able to ride more than 150 miles (about 230 km) in a day.
she should log into my pokemon go account 🤪
Wow, that is very light, she carries almost no gear at all, and just a single multitool for all the bike problems she might encounter?
I'd like to know more about how she manages the technical side of things.
If your bike is in good shape before you go on a long adventure, you will rarely have any other problems. You should know how to fix anything on a bike before you attempt to do longer rides.
PFULMTL, what you say makes sense.
The minimum I know is how to patch a flat tire, which requires a patch and some levers. I didn't see that in her kit, which is what surprised me. Getting a puncture is not uncommon, yet she doesn't seem to have the gear for that.
The bike doesn't have a dynamo or a battery-powered light. Is it reasonable to assume that one will only ride during the day? I'd say that is pretty risky.
support cars.
you need LEVERS? haha eat some broccolli loser
its alaska, aint nobody there
What an amazing woman, unbelievable.
Total respect!! Go girl. X
Just now seeing this! She was there fastest woman the year I did the Tour Divide. Twice. 😁👍🏽 Respect to Lael for the much deserved press!
Not faster than me, but rides more miles than I do. She should try riding 100 miles (I know, short distance) in only 135 minutes. I can.
And I thought five miles was Alot for me, lady you rock. Thank you, I now have a different mindset I will go for ten miles on my bike. Best of luck to you.
I’ve wanted to do something like this for awhile, not for any competition or anything though. However, I’ve always been worried about the monetary and safety aspect.
I wonder if she carries some mace or a firearm of some sort.
Has anyone else rode long distances like her? If so, what is your advice for attempting a ride like this?
Preston Owens don't go alone, especially if you're a noobie.
its like riding a bike, just do it!
Riding 20k miles is a huge accomplishment. I'm only averaging between 3-4k a year. But I have to wonder. How the heck does she getting funds to do this? With 2 kids, full time job, I have to make time to bike. And I wish I had much more time. She travels the world, cycling in races, and we have no idea how she pays for this.
Also, I like her 1x40t setup. I'm wondering if I should do this with my road bike and not have to worry about the FD anymore.
There is no entry fee for the Tour Divide. So, you really just have to get to the starting line with whatever bike you've got. Win that, and you get sponsorships. Then, you get to travel to other races sponsored.
"Lael Wilcox puts more miles on her bike every year than most people do on their cars"
People are too addicted to the car, is what you're saying.
Bicycle is love, bicycle is life.
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SO MUCH YES
Girl sweet like badass. Nice voice and frently personality. Compatitors never realised how rocky she really is.
Love it, I am a new bike Touring solo cyclist too, yet I have a Trailer of 40kg...nd I have no rush so it takes much longer :) thanks for this Its pumping me up for the next round :)
I was like ugh i for sure ride more ( im mtbker) i ride only 15-20K miles per year wow what a girl
"Yeah I just stay on my bike, that's how I win"
When I was 10 I rode 1,378 miles in 3 years and I thought that was monumental.
Still more miles than a majority of able-bodied albeit lazy bike-owners will do.
That is monumental
That means you were ten for three years. Now that's an accomplishment.
Robert Lucas it was monumental! Feel good about it regardless of what other people are doing.
Finally found someone to look up to in the world of cycling. Respect!
Being a bike rider i must say she is awesome, nothing is more enjoyable than pursuing own passion, its all about stamina that tell us how far we can ride...
I love her so much I also really love biking as well. Especially super long bike rides I'd love a biking partner! I wish that I can be just like her just bike all over the world and enjoy life more!
This young lady is such an inspiration to me to do one more mile.
she is so beautiful in and out 😍
Such a pleasing personality. I think, she looks like young Demi Moore, specially with the hairstyle. I think that movie was Ghost..
Lookup Ursula Tenacious Iron Maiden on Strava. She’s done over 26000 miles 2021
I logged 55000 kms for 2 years while holding a full-time job- I had a 136km loop that consistently took just over 4 hours to complete- the challenge was to get it under 4 hrs, and the rule was to obey all traffic stops and lights (safety over recklessness)- those were just sprints between my long ride days on weekends- it was quite a bit of fun actually.
Must be nice to be able to just ride and not have to earn a living though
Presumably she earns a living doing the riding.
Look at the comments on here, see how much she rides
I'll be honest, if this girl says for example this pedal is the best or this tire works on the most surfaces or ANYTHING endurance related. This tire has the longest lasting tread or this seat is comfiest on a long ride.
Better believe I believe her
Respect is what she deserves with that adorable smile and positive attitude!
People call things crazy that is beyond their IQ level to understand. You are doing amazing
I understand her love for biking . I don't ride as much as she does not even close but I love it just as much
Amazing , unbelievable ... even Goggins would be impressed ... she’s way past the 40% rule ...respect ✊👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Someone buy this girl an electric assisted bike she deserves it
she's not a fred
All that time riding a bike: what on earth does she do for a living ?!?
No job, sounds like heaven
She races
She gives off an Ellen vibe
You will find your answer here: www.adn.com/sports/2017/06/03/step-into-alaska-cyclist-lael-wilcoxs-globe-of-adventure/#_
lesbians
great article i live in Anchorage also.
no has a boyfriend
Straight tomboy
Her voice is so soothing. Isn't?
I knew this girl 10 years ago. Once upon a time she drove pedi cabs in Key West. Small world. Who organizes these races, does one have anything to gain by winning one?
deep respect for this lady
dang thats crazy, just doing 200 km on bike is already tiring afff
Almun
I once rode 500 km in 21 hours non-stop.
@@MrTubsterr Where you not falling asleep on a bike?
The desire looks similar to Forrest gump 🔥🔥🔥🔥
That lady is very cool. Thanks for the video!
she's living the dream of every cycling fanatic. Except for the part about not showering for 17 days straight. I couldn't last that long...
Imagine the smell..
Wow, she is attractive! :O
Thim Hansen
Yep:)
She's amazing!! 😍
no sleep is so dangerous. much respect.
I think she only does that during the races, not all the time. A few days / weeks a year is not going to hurt you in the long run.
She is supernatural, incredible power.
She is contagious!
I always wanted to know what Ellen DeGeneres does on her spare time
She deserves all the appreciations. It is not her fitness or equipments that make her a champion. Its her mind and focus. She is no lesser than a competitive body builder in value!
Her job is cycling obviously, and she gets rewarded with selfsatisfaction recognition, respect and sure money is there.so dont say she doesnt have time for a job..
Somebody please sponsor this amazing woman some up to date GoPros and maybe a drone!