New world record for circumnavigating the globe by bike

The World

Lael Wilcox left downtown Chicago in May with one goal: to become the fastest woman to ever circumnavigate the world on a bike. Now, 108 days later, she’s not only accomplished her goal but she smashed the previous record. Host Marco Werman has the details.

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