Captain Cook loop virtual cycling route
USA Captain Cook loop
Distance: 28.81 km
Elevation Gain: 480 m
Elevation Loss: 480 m
Difficulty: 337 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 0.96 FIETS
Avg Grade: 5.51 %
Max cat climb: 2
Min elevation: 32 m
Max elevation: 470 m
Ride Category: Hilly

Kealakekua Bay is an important historic location because it marks the site where the first westerner, Captain James Cook, landed on island of Hawaii. Cook was the first British explorer to establish contact with the Hawaiian Islands in 1778 on Kauai. Only a year later, he was killed in a skirmish with Native Hawaiians right here in Kealakekua Bay. A white obelisk on the shore of Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park memorializes his death.

Rank Rider Date Time Power W/kg Speed
🥇 Tom Smeets Nov 04, 2025 00:51:23 288 W 3.95 w/kg 33.65 km/h
🥈 Igor Tatarinov Jun 11, 2020 00:51:36 303 W 3.71 w/kg 33.51 km/h
🥉 Chris Ashley Dec 23, 2021 00:53:36 259 W 3.55 w/kg 32.26 km/h
4 Des Garrett Dec 28, 2020 00:54:06 297 W 3.11 w/kg 32.07 km/h
5 Tigo Star Nov 30, 2020 00:55:34 242 W 3.41 w/kg 31.12 km/h
6 Martin Budd Aug 11, 2019 00:55:41 253 W 3.53 w/kg 31.05 km/h
7 Alex Vouillot Sep 11, 2019 00:56:58 251 W 3.30 w/kg 30.48 km/h
8 Magdalene Jun 12, 2021 00:57:17 202 W 3.67 w/kg 30.18 km/h
9 Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen Feb 14, 2021 00:58:36 231 W 2.63 w/kg 29.50 km/h
10 Rod McGovern Oct 13, 2021 00:58:54 244 W 3.09 w/kg 29.35 km/h
11 B E Sep 28, 2019 01:00:10 216 W 3.04 w/kg 28.74 km/h
12 Indalecio Lekerika May 16, 2024 01:00:13 188 W 3.55 w/kg 28.71 km/h
13 Christopher Epo Aug 11, 2019 01:01:59 224 W 2.60 w/kg 27.89 km/h
14 Tony Wilby Dec 14, 2019 01:03:10 206 W 2.75 w/kg 27.37 km/h
15 Eva Klusoňová Jan 11, 2022 01:04:29 189 W 2.52 w/kg 26.81 km/h
16 Jan Theron Sep 10, 2025 01:05:11 186 W 2.66 w/kg 26.52 km/h
17 Fabio Zanirato Jan 20, 2022 01:05:51 148 W 2.60 w/kg 26.26 km/h
18 JJosef Kluson Mar 26, 2021 01:05:55 171 W 2.28 w/kg 26.23 km/h
19 Marc Schmerder Sep 13, 2019 01:06:57 183 W 2.38 w/kg 25.82 km/h
20 Jan Beuting Sep 19, 2019 01:08:52 191 W 2.39 w/kg 25.11 km/h
21 J F Sep 03, 2023 01:08:59 197 W 2.24 w/kg 25.06 km/h
22 Marcin Spychała Jan 11, 2022 01:10:21 214 W 2.00 w/kg 24.58 km/h
23 Sławek Bikeman Jan 23, 2021 01:10:38 186 W 2.33 w/kg 24.48 km/h
24 Jos Carboex Aug 08, 2020 01:12:54 166 W 2.21 w/kg 23.72 km/h
25 Hans Petiet Aug 09, 2019 01:14:16 154 W 2.14 w/kg 23.28 km/h
26 JAREK MALCZEWSKI Feb 19, 2022 01:15:49 160 W 2.13 w/kg 22.80 km/h
27 Edward Redfoot Jan 19, 2021 01:16:13 143 W 2.04 w/kg 22.68 km/h
28 Italo Giorgio Falzoni Aug 08, 2021 01:25:35 132 W 1.76 w/kg 20.20 km/h
29 kc Claffy Oct 22, 2020 01:47:56 91 W 1.21 w/kg 16.02 km/h

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