Alberto Contador has set a world record for Everesting, with the 37-year-old retired pro rider just about beating Lachlan Morton’s time.
Contador beat the new record recently set by Morton by
just 2mins 37secs and his record is already verified by Hells 500, the creators
of Everesting and keepers of the official records.
Contador rode 78
ascents of a steep section of the 6.8km Navapelegrín climb near Segovia in Spain.
"Everesting
madness completed. Thanks to your messages I was encouraged to do it.
More than seven hours and 8,848 metres
ascended; very demanding challenge but a very nice experience,” he said while announcing his achievement
on Instagram.
Contador picked
one of the steepest sections of the climb, to maximise elevation gain and rode
1km of that section 78 times – with gradients on that section of up to 20 per
cent.
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"These are days of hard work, preparing the launch
of the bike, which is very close," said Contador.
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"We wanted to test some materials and also check
their behaviour in very specific environments, hence the boundary.”
While Contador has not raced for three years he averaged 268 Watts for his 140km Everesting ride; a much shorter distance than many of those have picked to target the Everesting challenges.
The challenge requires cyclists to ride the same elevation of Mount Everest – some 8,848 metres – all on the same climb, up the same side of the climb.
It has surged in popularity of late as many riders were able to take on an Everesting ride, and had the time to do so, during the Covid19 lock-down period in various parts of the world.
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