Ultracycling is a discipline of long-distance cycling that covers distances beyond the standard road race format of 120-160 miles. Some famous ultracyclists and their achievements include:
- Jens Voigt: Holds the record for the most distance covered in a year by a rider (75,971 miles)
- Dave Stohler: Rode from San Francisco to New York City in a record-breaking 8 days, 11 hours, and 6 minutes
- Lance Armstrong: Rode across the United States in a record-breaking 7 days, 22 hours, and 39 minutes
- Mike Hall: Winner of the first-ever Transcontinental Race (a 4,000-mile race across Europe)
- Juliana Buhring: Set the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by a woman (152 days)
- Mark Beaumont: Set the world record for cycling around the world (194 days)
- Dan Buoy: Rode around the world in a record-breaking 77 days.
