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Juliana Buhring (born 2 June 1981) is a British-German ultra-endurance cyclist and writer. In December 2012, she set the first Guinness World Record as the fastest woman to circumnavigate the globe by bike, riding over in a total time of 152 days (144 actual days in the saddle). Buhring was the only woman to participate in the inaugural Transcontinental Race from London to Istanbul in 2013, finishing in 9th place overall. In 2014, she won the first edition of the Trans Am Bike Race (women) and 4th place overall, riding in 20 days and 23 hours. She started cycling for the first time in 2011 at the age of 30, and is now 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. ==Biography== Juliana Buhring was born in Athens, Greece on 2 June 1981. Her parents were members of the religious sect Children of God (now known as "The Family International"). Buhring was abandoned by her parents at four years old and fostered out to different guardians within the group. She moved frequently throughout her childhood, living in nearly 30 countries across Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2004, after the death of her sister Davida, Buhring left the group. In 2006, she reunited with her two sisters, Kristina and Celeste Jones. Together they wrote a book exposing the inner workings of the group they were born into. ''Not Without My Sister'' became a best seller in the UK, Ireland, and Australia. The spotlight Buhring, her two sisters, and others of the second generation, shone on the group helped put a stop to recruitment and funding. Together with her sisters, Buhring founded Rise International, which later merged with Safe Passage Foundation, helping children born and raised in religious sects or isolated and extremist groups. Her second book, This Road I Ride, recounting her adventure around the world by bicycle is published by Little,Brown in the Commonwealth and WWNorton in the US. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Juliana Buhring」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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