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Current State Bicycle Records
Senior Men or Women unless otherwise noted.
Rider / Description / Date Direction Mi. / Time (dd:hh:mm) /
Average Speed
Tom Seabourne, Mt. Pleasant, TX
May 10, 1990
south to north
(short route)
591 / 35:43 / 16.54
Rick Wilson, Arlington, TX & Claire Reitman, Irvine, TX
Jun 5, 1993, Tandem
west to east
(long route)
835 / 58:25 / 14.28
Team PacifiCare/Trek George Thomas, Will Klein, Michael Olstad, Steve Horne
May 29, 1994
south to north
(long route)
865 / 38:03 / 22.73
Steve Born, Ketchum, ID
June 10, 1999
west to east
(short route)
574 / 32:20 / 17.75
End Points for Cross-Texas Cycling Records
To challenge a record a cyclist must start and finish at the same end-points, although the bicycle rider may choose a different route between the end points.
Long Route
North US 83 at TX/OK state line north of Perryton, TX
South US 77 at Mexican border in Brownsville, TX
East Junction US 67/71 at TX/LA state line in Texarkana, TX
West TX/NM state line on Paisano Drive, El Paso, TX
Short Route
North TX/OK state line on I-44 bridge over Red River near Burkburnett, TX
South US 77 at Mexican border, Brownsville, TX
East I-20 at TX/LA state line east of Waskom, TX
West US 62/180 at TX/NM state line east of Hobbs, NM
Historical Texas Bicycle Records
Ed Fleming, Longview, TX
April 21, 1990
south to north
(short route)
582 / 44:07 / 13.19
Tom Seabourne, Mt. Pleasant, TX
March 19, 1990
west to east
(short route)
534 / 33:31 / 15.94

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