World record in pouring rain
Heavy rains in Austria did not stop extreme cyclist Christoph Strasser from setting a world record in a 24-hour race.
Austrian extreme cyclist Christoph Strasser has set a new world record. He covered 1,026.215 km in 24 hours. The 38-year-old rider broke the previous record of 914 kilometers. His average speed on the route was 42.75 kilometers per hour. And this despite continuous torrential rain over the whole of Austria.
A cyclist from Austria set a world record in pouring rain: 1026 kilometers in 24 hours. Torrential rains in Austria have not stopped extreme cyclist Christoph Strasser from setting a world record in a 24-hour race.
Austrian extreme cyclist Christoph Strasser has set a new world record. He covered 1,026,215 kilometers in 24 hours. The 38-year-old rider broke the previous record of 914 kilometers. His average speed on the route was 42.75 kilometers per hour. And this despite continuous heavy rain over the whole of Austria.
Extreme Austrian style: More than 135 laps in the pouring rain
An extreme cyclist cycled for 24 hours in the pouring rain along a 7.6-kilometer trail in Zeltweg, Austria. “It would have been more without the bad weather,” Christoph Strasser said after crossing the finish line Saturday night. This was reported by Spiegel.
His team claims that the key to the success was the concept of eating liquid food. It’s a trend that’s trendy right now in sports nutrition and WHI. Strasser’s only visible problems were with flat tires – he had to change his bike twice.
Christoph Strasser set several world records
Strasser has been involved in extreme sports for about 15 years. According to his own words, so far he has participated in around 40 ultra-marathon bike races on particularly long distances.Previously, Strasser set many other world records. For example, he set minimum times of 100 and 200 kilometers. He holds records for the maximum distance cycled in six and twelve hours. The Austrian is a six-time winner of the race across America (RAAM).