Keneveresting: Caluori rides 13,500 vertical meters on an e-bike
Caluori's own version of Everesting, the "Keneveresting", was based on the goal of riding from the valley station in Laax up to Crap Sogn Gion, 1125 meters above sea level, and thundering down the Never End Trail eight times in eight hours on his Kenevo.
The choice of location was no coincidence: Caluori's company Velosolutions is based in neighboring Flims and the Never End Trail is the infamous downhill course where he won his first Swiss downhill championship title in 1999.
No challenge without a purpose
The man from Graubünden didn't just want to complete his challenge, he wanted to raise money for #pumpforpeace. With the original goal of riding the route eight times, the aim was to raise a tidy sum. Thanks to further donations, Caluori was once again sent up and down, and so he had to complete the lap twelve times after the start at 6.00 am. The highest support level was needed for the climbs. On the one hand, to cope with the steeper sections on the ski slope, but also to keep to the schedule.
After 11 hours and 23 minutes and several battery packs, the challenge was completed without any significant physical complaints. During this time, Caluori spent three hours on the descent and seven hours on the ascent. During this time, he not only covered over 180 kilometers and 13,500 meters of altitude, but also raised a tidy sum of over 4,650 dollars. This will later be used for one of the #pumpforpeace projects in Nepal, Guatemala, South Africa, Ethiopia or Morocco.Facts about the Keneveresting
- Start: 06:00 am
- Finish time: 17:23
- Total time: 11h 23min
- 12 descents on the Never End Trail
- 12 ascents of approx. 8 kilometers and 1125 vertical meters
- 3 hours of pure descent
- 7 hours of pure uphill riding
- 13,500 vertical meters in ascent and descent
- The descents took between 14 and 15 minutes each
- The ascent time was between 33 and 38 minutes per lap
- Ascent numbers 1 and 12 were the fastest
- Average of 8 minutes per pit stop: battery change, bike check, food and drink
- No defects or problems with the bike .
- A total of 200 jumps spread over the entire duration of the ride
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