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SUB6: New World Record Holders

The Race Across America (RAAM) sits at the pinnacle of ultra endurance sport. Spanning 3,064 miles across the entire continent, with 130,696 feet of elevation gain. A new world record has been set by Le Col athletes Colin O’Brady and Lucas Clarke who covered the entire distance in 6 days, 6 hours and 43 minutes.

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ENGINEERED FOR SPEED

Our partnership with the SUB6 project is a testament to our unwavering-commitment to speed and our ambition to achieve the pursuit of ultimate performance.To support with their attempt, we’ve equipped both riders with our fastest performance apparel, personalised for the SUB6 team specifically. Co-developed alongside McLaren’s Aero experts, our flagship Speedsuits and Skinsuits use cutting-edge fabric technology, learnings from extensive wind tunnel optimisation and World Tour rider input.Working closely with the team, we’ve refined the full SUB6 apparel package down to the very last detail, resulting in an 8 - 10%aerodynamic saving in the wind tunnel and as much as 4 hours over the full race distance.

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COLIN O’BRADY

Colin O’Brady is a world famous and 10x world record-breaking explorer, bestselling author, TV host, Hollywood producer, and former professional triathlete. Colin isn’t your typical adventurer despite his unmatched athletic accomplishments including a world-first solo crossing of Antarctica, a world-first ocean row across Drake Passage (from South America to Antarctica), and summiting Mt. Everest twice. Colin is most looking forward to taking on this challenge with his best friend.

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COLIN O’BRADY

Colin O’Brady is a world famous and 10x world record-breaking explorer, bestselling author, TV host, Hollywood producer, and former professional triathlete. Colin isn’t your typical adventurer despite his unmatched athletic accomplishments including a world-first solo crossing of Antarctica, a world-first ocean row across Drake Passage (from South America to Antarctica), and summiting Mt. Everest twice. Colin is most looking forward to taking on this challenge with his best friend.

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LUCAS CLARKE

Lucas Clarke is a three time UCI master track cycling world champion, singlespeed Unbound gravel winner and self proclaimed aero enthusiast. To balance his family life and training, the VP of marketing and father of three gets up at 4AM every morning to train and is most looking forward to a post-ride pizza.

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LUCAS CLARKE

Lucas Clarke is a three time UCI master track cycling world champion, singlespeed Unbound gravel winner and self proclaimed aero enthusiast. To balance his family life and training, the VP of marketing and father of three gets up at 4AM every morning to train and is most looking forward to a post-ride pizza.

KEEP UP TO SPEED

Follow the latest from the SUB6 project in the lead up to their record-breaking attempt from 15th June 2024.

TEXAS TRAINING CAMP

Our entire SUB6 support team flew to Johnson City, TX last weekend for a race simulation. We went into the simulation as if it were the real race, to practice the system and break the system: what works, what needs improvement, how do we handle problems and curveballs...

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SUB6 Kit reveal

The SUB6 apparel package has arrived in time for the teams final training camp in Austin, Texas before their record-breaking attempt.

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WIND TUNNEL TESTING

In April, Lucas and Colin flew to the UK for wind tunnel testing at the Silverstone Engineering Hub. The aim of the session was to dial in the most aerodynamic position and setup for both riders.

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ARIZONA TRAINING CAMP

Training Camp in Arizona has been about skills & drills for descending and turning at high speeds. Coach Gary and Coach Drew helped take Colin's mountaineering and skiing background and apply it to the bike.

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strength training

Colin and Lucas will be sitting in the TT position for 80% of their attempt, here's how their coach has adapted their training to build the strength in the most crucial areas.

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