Over the summer, we provided tracking for three women taking on different epic challenges: Amy Hudson, Molly Weaver and Dr Sarah Ruggins. We’re thrilled to share that all of them have been nominated for Cycling Plus Rider of the Year 2025.
Amy Hudson: Tour de France plus transfers
Amy rode the full men’s Tour de France route, including every transfer between stages. This added up to more than 6,500 kilometres and almost 75,000 metres of climbing. She completed the challenge in just over 28 days – an impressive feat of endurance.
Along the way she raised funds for the mental health charity Shout, drawing attention to the importance of support for those struggling.
You can see Amy’s tracking map here.
Molly Weaver: Around Britain’s coastline
Molly took on the four-decade-old record for riding the full coastline of Britain, a route of around 7,700 kilometres that included numerous mandatory points. Despite challenging weather, she finished in 21 days, 10 hours and 48 minutes, beating the record that had stood since the 1980s and becoming the first woman to claim it.
A former professional rider and experienced ultra racer, Molly set an exceptional time that will likely stand for a long time. Her ride also helped raise funds for the RNLI.
You can see Molly’s tracking map here.
Sarah Ruggins: LEJOGLE/JOGLEJOG Record
Sarah took on the LEJOGLE/JOGLEJOG record – John o’Groats to Land’s End and back again – with the aim of not just breaking the women’s record but setting the fastest overall time. The distance is around 2,700 kilometres, and she completed it in 5 days, 11 hours and 14 minutes. This broke the existing men’s record by almost seven hours and the women’s record by more than four days.
To achieve this she averaged close to 500 kilometres per day with very little sleep. She raised money to support both The Bike Project and Bikes for Refugees – smashing her fundraising target.
You can see Sarah’s tracking map here.
Three rides, one shortlist
Amy, Molly and Sarah all set out to test themselves on ambitious rides, each with a slightly different focus. Their tracking maps were some of the most popular this year, seeing dotwatchers around the world following intently. And our maps also enabled supporters to get out on the road and cheer them on – something that was very welcome to the riders.
If you’d like to vote for any one of the three, you can do so here.
