However, he was not idle during confinement. At home, on his home trainer, he pedaled just over 2,000 kilometers to keep in shape. But you have to believe that he still had a few ants in his legs. So Peter Fairhurst went to stretch the guiboles near the Saint-Nicolas mound, in Chartres.
53,130 steps down, 127 kilometers covered …
He arrived there in the night from Friday to Saturday, around one o’clock in the morning, and he left, a little exhausted, almost 24 hours later. Meanwhile, the 47-year-old Briton has bumped into the staircase leading to the cathedral 345 times. Summary of the races: 53,130 steps down, 127 km covered and 8,938 m of elevation gain! What forget the two months of house arrest …
Christophe Podstata, the king of the stairs
“In the jargon, we call it an everesting,” explained to us on Saturday evening the licensee of the Aclam, short of breath, as he attacked his 280th climb, at sunset. On his arms were hung two GPS to measure his path very precisely, and then post it on the reference site for fans of the genre, Strava. A way to authenticate your performance.
“I discovered this concept in a YouTube program with cyclists,” said the engineer at Novo Nordist. He first attempted the two-wheeled bet in late February, but he underestimated the magnitude of the task and stopped at 5,000 m elevation gain after almost eight hours of effort. “As it was transferable to running, I wanted to try it after the deconfinement. At the moment, there are no more events, so this was an opportunity to embark on a slightly crazy challenge. “
From the Himalayas to Iceland
The Briton is accustomed to the fact, he who multiplies adventures around the world, from the foothills of the Hilamaya to the Icelandic volcanoes, through the arid landscapes of Iran or the snow-covered plains of Scandinavia. Sometimes by bike, sometimes even by ski!
This time the landscape must have seemed a little monotonous, but he ended this incredible day with the personal satisfaction of having climbed the equivalent of Everest. Without the snow, without the sherpas, but with the spiers of the cathedral as summits and friends to congratulate him on arrival.
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