Episode 144: Bond Almand — Record Setting Ride

Bond Almand just rode a record setting pace from the northern tip of Alaska to the southern tip of Argentina. Over 75 absolutely wild days, Bond rode into ferocious headwinds, among throngs of cities, highways, oil fields, high mountains, great plains and deserts, and so much more to make it to Ushuaia, Argentina

Nov 23, 2024

King of the Ride podcast with Ted King

Bond Almand ’26 Sets Pan Am Cycling Record

Dartmouth College junior, Bond Almand, cycled from Alaska to Argentina and shattered the Pan-American Highway Bike Race record.

Nov 19, 2024

Dartmouth News

College Student Crushes 14,000-Mile Pan-American Highway Bike Race Record

Dartmouth College junior, Bond Almand, cycled from Alaska to Argentina and shattered the Pan-American Highway Bike Race record.

Nov 19, 2024

Sports Illustrated

From a Dream to Despair and Back Again: How Bond Almand Broke the Pan Am World Record

The 20-year-old went to the brink mentally during his 76 days on the road, but he never gave up.

Published Nov 18, 2024

Velo by Outside

20-Year-Old College Cyclist Shatters Pan-American Highway Record

Bond Almand just broke the world record on one of the most epic bike rides imaginable. He completed the Pan-American Highway in 75 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes, unsupported. Almand, solo, traversed some of the most challenging and diverse landscapes imaginable on his semester break from Dartmouth College.

Nov 15, 2024

GearJunkie

This 20-Year-Old College Student Just Smashed the Pan-American Highway World Record

Bond Almand left Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on August 31 and arrived in Ushuaia, Argentina on November 15, besting the previous record by just under nine days.

Nov 15, 2024

Velo by Outside

‘Pushing the limits’: Spotlight on Dartmouth’s club triathlon and cycling teams

Members of the triathlon and cycling teams reflect on their training processes and recent competitions.

Apr 22, 2024

The Dartmouth

Dartmouth’s Extreme Athletes: Students’ Feats of Endurance

One writer talks to students about their feats of endurance, from triathlons to backcountry skiing to cycling.

Apr 10, 2024