choke
12-03-2014, 02:15 PM
Inspiring to say the least...
Christian Haettich has one arm and one leg. Over 22 days this summer he cycled across the Dolomites, the Alps and the Pyrenees to become one of only 10 finishers of a gruelling three-week amateur cycling event.
In 2012, its first year, the Haute Route consisted of single seven-day race. By 2014 it had become three back-to-back seven-day events crossing the Alps, Dolomites and Pyrenees. The vast majority of riders entered one event but a small group, known as the Triple Crown riders chose to ride all three.
They race over 22 days with only one day off. In that time they cover more than 1,600 miles (2,575km) and complete 60 ascents involving about 60,000m of climbing - more than six-and-a-half times the vertical height of Mount Everest.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30295759
Christian Haettich has one arm and one leg. Over 22 days this summer he cycled across the Dolomites, the Alps and the Pyrenees to become one of only 10 finishers of a gruelling three-week amateur cycling event.
In 2012, its first year, the Haute Route consisted of single seven-day race. By 2014 it had become three back-to-back seven-day events crossing the Alps, Dolomites and Pyrenees. The vast majority of riders entered one event but a small group, known as the Triple Crown riders chose to ride all three.
They race over 22 days with only one day off. In that time they cover more than 1,600 miles (2,575km) and complete 60 ascents involving about 60,000m of climbing - more than six-and-a-half times the vertical height of Mount Everest.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30295759