Lynne Biddulph
Lynne E. A. Biddulph née Taylor (born 1968 or 1969)[1] is an English long-distance cyclist who has broken three endurance cycling records.
Records
[edit]In 2000, she (as L.E.A. Taylor) and Andy Wilkinson rode a tandem bicycle from Land's End to John o' Groats (LEJOG) in 2 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes and 23 seconds, which as of June 2023[update] is still the record time for a mixed tandem.[2]
She broke the LEJOG record for a female solo cyclist in 2000 and again in 2002 with a time of 2 days, 4 hours, 45 minutes, 11 seconds[3] the latter record being unbroken for 19 years until Christina Mackenzie completed it in July 2021 in 2 days, 3 hours, 5 minutes and 27 seconds.[4] Later in 2002, she broke the female record for the fastest 1,000 miles (1,600 km) with a time of 2 days, 16 hours, 38 mins, which as of June 2023[update] remains unbroken.[5]
Awards
[edit]In 2021, she was awarded a "Special" Bidlake Award, the citation reading: "For remarkably setting RRA 'Land's End to John O'Groats' solo records during both 2001 and 2002 and continuing on in 2002 to also take the 1,000 mile record"[6][7]
Events, team, and other activity
[edit]She has been placed in other events, including 10-mile races, 12 and 24-hour events,[8] and in 2019, she won gold in the women's pursuit (age 45–54) team at the World Masters Track Cycling Championships.[9] Her personal best for distance covered in 24 hours is 459 miles (739 km).[10]
Biddulph works in a bicycle shop in Cannock, Staffordshire.[8] She is a member of the BorntoBike cycling racing team.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "National records: Lynne Biddulph". Veteran Time Trials Association. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Records place to place". www.rra.org.uk. Road Records Association. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Tares, Scot (11 March 2017). "The loneliness of the long-distance cyclist". The Courier. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Portus, Stan (9 September 2021). "Cycling's Unbreakable Record". BikeRadar. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Records Distance". www.rra.org.uk. Road Records Association.
- ^ "News". www.bidlakememorial.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Current News items". www.rra.org.uk. Road Records Association. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b "About us: Lynne". www.btownbikes.com. Bridgtown Cycles. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Day 2: World Masters Track Cycling Championships". Velouk.net. 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Lynney Biddulph". BorntoBike RT. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Interview with Road Records Association, 2021 (audio)
- "Lynne Biddulph". Time Trial Legends. (photographs)