Bikepacking legend Lael Wilcox recently snagged the Fastest Known Time ride down Mexico’s 1,700-mile Baja Divide route. It was the most difficult ride that she has ever done.
Those are her words, not mine.
More than anyone else, Lael Wilcox knows how demanding the new Baja Divide route is. She created the route along with her boyfriend Nicholas Carman, so there’s no denying her first hand knowledge.
Most riders who have done the route thus far have found it taxing to cover an average of 40 miles a day. Attempting to squeeze four days of touring into a single day of riding? That’s just downright insane. But that’s exactly what Lael did to set the Fastest Known Time from Tecate to Plaza Mijares in San Jose del Cabo at 11 days, 13 hours, and 2 minutes.