On 19 January 2008, Guinness World Records™ Adjudicator Marco Frigatti had the pleasure of certifying the record for the longest distance on static cycles covered in 24 hours by a team.

The New York Sports Clubs/Cadence Cycling Team – consisting of Tucker Brown, Chad Butts, Holden Comeau, Mikael Hanson, Thomas Wood (all USA) and Stefan Kusurelis (Germany) – performed this record attempt as part of the “Saints and Spinners Event” at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, USA. The final distance covered on the spinning bike was 1,335.5 km (829.84 miles), which means that the team cycled at an average pace of 34.58 mph (or 55.65 km/h)!

The event, which took place from 7 a.m. on the 18th through to 7 a.m. the next day, was a great success both for the organizers and the team members. Most importantly, it raised over $250,000 (£127,275) for HealthCorps, a non-profit organization founded by Dr Mehmet Oz, the health expert from The Oprah Winfrey Show, who is devoted to fighting obesity among teenagers. On top of this fantastic achievement, the six cyclists also managed one more achievement by challenging each other to break the record for the longest distance covered on a static cycle by an individual in an hour – which they broke three times! Both records were set using a Star Trac NXT spin bike.
Merrill Richmond, Vice-President of Marketing for the New York Sports Clubs, commented: “Our members set personal records every day, but today’s achievement is truly historic.”

30 January 2008