The ride
The record covers a north-south traverse of India on a standard bicycle, solo and female, verified through the World Ultracycling Association's documentation system and listed by Guinness World Records. The certified distance is 2,232 miles, or 3,592 kilometres, at an average of 5.67 miles per hour.
Guinness gives Kanyakumari — Cape Comorin, the southern tip of the Indian mainland — as the reference point for the route. North-south crossings of India are conventionally ridden between Kashmir and Kanyakumari, and WUCA maintains a defined course standard for the traverse, which is what allows separate attempts to be compared at all.
A figure that needs reading carefully
The Guinness entry lists an elapsed time of 16:09:21. Read as hours, minutes and seconds it is impossible: 3,592 kilometres at the certified average of 9.13 kilometres per hour takes roughly 393 hours of riding.
Read as days, hours and minutes, the numbers reconcile almost exactly — 16 days, 9 hours and 21 minutes of elapsed time at that average speed produces the certified distance. This page reports the discrepancy rather than resolving it, because the source states the figure without units.
The dates do not quite line up either
A second inconsistency sits in the record. Guinness gives her date of birth as 11 June 2006 and her age at the record as 17 years and 204 days, which falls on 1 January 2024. The entry's own date field, however, reads 1 February 2024.
Both cannot describe the same moment. The likeliest explanations are a day-month formatting difference or a gap between the finish date and the ratification date, but the source does not say which, and no Indian press report has been used here to settle it. The safest statement is that the ride was completed around the turn of 2024.
What ultracycling records require
The World Ultracycling Association is the body that ratifies long-distance cycling records worldwide, and its involvement is what turns a long ride into a record. Attempts must follow a defined route, carry documentation and be witnessed, with the paperwork submitted afterwards for verification.
'Standard bicycle' is a category distinction rather than a description: WUCA separates conventional upright bicycles from recumbents and other configurations, which have different aerodynamic properties. Guinness also notes that this particular record is now inactive and that no further applications are being accepted for it.
What is documented — and what is not
The record gives a date of birth, an exact age, a distance in two units, an average speed, a bicycle category and a verifying body. That is a solid factual core for the achievement itself.
Almost everything around it is missing. The source names no start city, no support crew, no sponsor, no coach and no club. It carries no quotes from Patel, no account of the conditions or the route she took through the country, and no information about her life before or since. Indian press coverage may exist, but none has been used here, so this entry stops where the record does.
| Person | Country | Milestone | Age / Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samidha Patel | India | Youngest female to cross India north-south by standard bicycle… | Age 0 |
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| Nandini Agrawal | India | All India Rank 1 in the 2021 CA Final at 19 years and 330 days | Age 19 |
What is documented — and what is not
✓ Documented
- Date of birth 11 June 2006; age at record 17 years 204 days (Guinness World Records)
- 3,592 km / 2,232 miles north-south across India on a standard bicycle, average 9.13 km/h
- Ratified by the World Ultracycling Association; the category is now listed as inactive
? Unverified, disputed or wrong
- The elapsed time 16:09:21 is published without units and only reconciles as days, hours and minutes
- The entry's date field (1 February 2024) and the certified age (which falls on 1 January 2024) disagree
- No start city, support crew, sponsor, coach or quotes in the source used here
Questions people ask about Samidha Patel
How old is Samidha Patel?
Guinness gives her date of birth as 11 June 2006, and certifies her age at the record as 17 years and 204 days.
How far did she ride?
3,592 kilometres, or 2,232 miles, across India from north to south on a standard bicycle.
How long did the ride take?
The Guinness entry gives 16:09:21 without units. At the certified average speed the figure only makes sense as 16 days, 9 hours and 21 minutes.
Where did the ride finish?
At Kanyakumari, the southern tip of the Indian mainland, according to the Guinness entry.
Who verified the record?
The World Ultracycling Association, whose ratification underpins the Guinness listing.
Is Samidha Patel on Wikipedia?
No Wikipedia article on her was found. This entry rests on the Guinness World Records listing.
Where is Samidha Patel now?
No source used here reports on her riding or life after the record.
Can the record be broken?
Guinness states that this record is currently inactive and that no applications are being accepted for it.
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Sources
- Youngest person to cross India N-S by standard bicycle (female) (WUCA) — Guinness World Records
Checked by the Geniuses.club editorial team. Ages are given as of September 2026.
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