Lynne E. A. Biddulph (born 1968 or 1969)[1] is an English long-distance cyclist who has broken three endurance cycling records.
In 2000, she (as L.E.A. Taylor) and Andy Wilkinson rode a tandem bicycle from Land's End to John o' Groats (LEJOG) in 2 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes and 23 seconds, which is still the record time for a mixed tandem.[2]
She broke the LEJOG record for a female solo cyclist in 2000 and again in 2002 with a time of 2 days, 4 hours, 45 minutes, 11 seconds[3] the latter record being unbroken for 19 years until Christina Mackenzie completed it in July 2021 in 2 days, 3 hours, 5 minutes and 27 seconds.[4] Later in 2002, she broke the female record for the fastest with a time of 2 days, 16 hours, 38 mins, which remains unbroken.[5]
In 2021, she was awarded a "Special" Bidlake Award, the citation reading: "For remarkably setting RRA 'Land's End to John O'Groats' solo records during both 2001 and 2002 and continuing on in 2002 to also take the 1,000 mile record"[6] [7]
She has been placed in other events, including 10-mile races, 12 and 24-hour events, and in 2019, she won gold in the women's pursuit (age 45–54) team at the World Masters Track Cycling Championships.[8] Her personal best for distance covered in 24 hours is .
Biddulph works in a bicycle shop in Cannock, Staffordshire.[9] She is a member of the BorntoBike cycling racing team.[10]