After the ball drops on New Years join me as I take on one of the biggest endurance challenges of my life, vEveresting. vEveresting is Climbing 8848 meters or 29,028 feet in one activity. Donations to World Bicycle Relief on my page are welcome.
Charity
- My Bicycle Relief Fundraising page: World Bicycle Relief
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vEveresting Challenge – 8848 meters
Date
- Date: 01/01/2021
- Estimated start time: 1 am Eastern
- Estimated finish time: 3 pm Eastern
Challenge
- Challenge: 8848 meters
- Mountain 🏔 of choice: Alpe Du Zwift 1036 meters
Follow the journey here
- Instagram @alexcpaul
- Twitter @alexpaul
- Zwift (if you have an account I’m here)
Configuration
- Trainer: Tacx Neo 2T
- Bike: 2010 Specialized Allez Sport
- Crankset: Ultegra Compact 50-34
- Cassette: Shimano 9 speed 11-32
- Platform: Zwift
Rider
- Rider: 6’ 3”, 98.4 kg *subject to change 🥘
- FTP: 341
- Weight to Power: 3.5
Nutrition
- Gels x 10
- Energy Bars x 5
- Coconut water x 4
- Breakfast – TBD
- Lunch – TBD
- Red Bull x 4
- Accelerade and Maltodextrin x 3
Entertainment
TBD
Estimated Lap Times
Currently contemplating that I should do the .5 lap first and celebrate on the downhill during the descent of full lap 8.
| Ride to Alpe Du Zwift (Road to the Sky) | 14 minutes | |
| Lap 1 | 224 watts | 1hr 24 minutes |
| Lap 2 | 224 watts | 1hr 24 minutes |
| Lap 3 | 224 watts | 1hr 24 minutes |
| Lap 4 | 224 watts | 1hr 24 minutes |
| Lap 5 | 224 watts | 1hr 24 minutes |
| Lap 6 | 224 watts | 1hr 24 minutes |
| Lap 7 | 224 watts | 1hr 24 minutes |
| Lap 8 | 224 watts | 1hr 24 minutes |
| Lap 8.5 | 224 watts | 42 minutes |
| Descents (8 x 10 mins) | 1hr 20 minutes | |
| Estimated Finish time | 14 hours |
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Hi Alex,
Would love joining you at 60. I’ll be there in spirit. You have my blessings.
Only if these opportunities were available in my paradise isle of Saint Lucia, I would have done the same.