1. New World Record and Previous (Before Michael's Event) Record

2. Michael's Final Statistics (Distance each hour, Total Distance, Average Speed)

3. Photos of Michael in Action

4. Michael's Major Cycling Related Achievements

5. Michael's Equipment

6. Sponsors

7. Support Staff

8. Send Michael E-Mail to Congratulate him on his New World Record!

9. Ultramarathon Cycling News

10. Graph of Michael's Performance

11. NEW! - Michael's 'The Guy On The Bike' Website

24 hrs: 532.74 miles*

The previous world record for distance traveled on a track while cycling unpaced over a 24 hour period was set at 530.41 miles - an average of 22.1 m.p.h. - by Rod Evans (who surpassed Michael Secrest's old world record of 516 miles) in Sydney, Australia in May of 1994.

Achievements

• World Record - 24 hours unpaced cycling - 532.74 miles* (Oct. 23-24, 1996) - *This also surpasses the record for indoor track miles
  

• World Record - 12 hours unpaced cycling - outdoor track - 278.1 miles (Oct. 23, 1996)
  

• World Record - 200-miles unpaced cycling - outdoor track - 8:30:52 (Oct. 23, 1996)
  

• World Record - Crossing United States Solo on Bicycle - 2,916 miles in 7 days, 23 hours and 16 minutes
  

• RAAM (Race Across America) Winner 1987
  

• World 24 Hour Cycling Championships - New UMCA Records:

  1. 12 Hour Road - 264 Miles

  2. 24 Hour Road - 503.2 Miles

• World Record - 24 hrs. Paced cycling -  1216 miles
  
• ABC's Wide World of Sports' Athlete of the Week - 1987
  

• 6 time RAAM Participant

  • 1 - First Place
  • 2 - Second Place
  • 2 - Third Place
  • 1 - DNF - Broken Collarbone in Crash

Bicycle:  GT - GT Bicycles

Wheels: Aerospoke - Aerospoke Corporation

Components:  Shimano

Fuel:  Ensure Plus

Heart Rate Monitor:  Polar Vantage XL

- Carbon fiber 5-spoked racing wheels; cash bonus

- Exercise Physiologist/Logistical Statistician

1. Lee Frantz - Chief Mechanic - Assenmacher's Cycling Center - Flint, MI

2. Frank J. Fedel - Physiology/Biomechanics Researcher - Henry Ford Hospital/Fedel Performance, Inc. - Detroit, MI

3. Jon B. Lash - Photographer/Public Relations - Hermosa Beach, CA

4. Ron Schlis - Crew Chief - Flint, MI

5. Deb Schlis - Support Crew - Flint, MI

6. Micheal Varbaek - Support

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