17 Facts About Juliana Buhring

Juliana Buhring was born on 2 June 1981 and is a British-German ultra-endurance cyclist and writer.

In 2018, Juliana Buhring won the women's category and came third overall in the inaugural self-supported Bikingman Oman Sprint.

Juliana Buhring started cycling for the first time in 2011 at the age of 30, and is considered one of the strongest female ultra-endurance cyclists in the world.

Juliana Buhring is co-author of Not Without My Sister, an international best-seller translated into 11 languages, detailing her life growing up within the Children of God and author of This Road I Ride, an account of her world cycle ride.

Juliana Buhring is Race Director for the Two Volcano Sprint, a single-stage, unsupported bicycle challenge starting and finishing at southern Italy's two iconic volcanoes, Mount Vesuvius and Mount Etna.

Juliana Buhring's parents were members of the Children of God cult.

Juliana Buhring was abandoned by her parents at the age of four years and fostered out to different guardians within the group.

Juliana Buhring moved frequently throughout her childhood, living in nearly 30 countries across Asia, Africa and Europe.

In 2004, after the death of her sister Davida, Juliana Buhring left the group.

Together with her sisters, Juliana Buhring founded Rise International, which later merged with Safe Passage Foundation, helping children born and raised in religious sects or isolated and extremist groups.

Juliana Buhring travelled through 19 countries and 4 continents, covering 29,000 kilometres, and making the first woman's record for circumnavigating the globe by bicycle in the Guinness Book of Records.

Juliana Buhring was the only woman in the race, finishing in 12 days and in 9th position.

In June 2014, Juliana Buhring raced the inaugural Trans Am Bike Race in the US.

Juliana Buhring finished the race in 20 days, coming first in the women's category and tying for 4th place overall.

Juliana Buhring's performance attracted the attention of various magazines, and she was rated by the now defunct Women's Cycling Magazine as one of the strongest female endurance cyclists in the world.

In February 2018, Juliana Buhring won the women's category and came third overall in the inaugural self-supported Bikingman Oman Sprint.

Juliana Buhring rode 1,070 kilometres non-stop, finishing in 49 hours and 53 minutes.