Molly Weaver breaks record for fastest circumnavigation of Britain by bike

British cyclist becomes first woman to hold record, taking 17 hours off previous time

Molly Weaver
(Image credit: Rupert Hartley/Albion Cycling )

A British female cyclist has set a new world record for the fastest circumnavigation of Great Britain by bike.

Molly Weaver, 31, completed the feat of cycling round the island of Britain in 21 days, 10 hours and 48 minutes, taking 17 hours off the previous time. She is the first woman to hold the record, and is raising money for the UK's Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

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Adam Becket
News editor

Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling, he's happy. Before joining CW in 2021 he spent two years writing for Procycling. He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds.

Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to riding bikes.

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