More and more cyclists are taking on “Everesting” — climbing the height equal to Mount Everest by riding a single hill, up and down, over and over again. Lachlan Morton just set a record: He finished in seven hours, 29 minutes and 57 seconds.
to set a speed record for Everesting just in the past several weeks. On May 11, Phil Gaimon did the first successful run in under eight hours, in California. His record was broken just four days later by Keegan Swenson in Utah, who completed an Everest in 7:40:05.
"With so many pro riders completing an Everesting, and a lack of other things to report on, the media coverage of Everesting skyrocketed," he writes in an email."This inspired a new generation of athletes who potentially hadn't heard of the concept to tackle the challenge themselves."and online software called Zwift, which allowed people to make attempts from inside their homes while under lockdown.
"The exciting thing is that while racing will eventually return, and the pro riders will stop participating, the awareness around the concept, and the pipeline of athletes wanting to take it on is now immense," he says.
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