Guido Kunze is no stranger to the record-breaking scene. He holds the record for the Australian crossing, holds the world mountain bike altitude record (from the Pacific coast to 6233 meters above sea level), has cycled the Great Wall of China and conquered the Tour de France in one go. Now he has set off on his next adventure: Within the next two weeks, Kunze wants to break the six-digit altitude mark on his racing bike. The start was on Monday at Mont Ventoux, and he wants to reach the Reiterjoch between Eggental and Fleimstal in South Tyrol by 24 August at the latest - and see a six-digit elevation gain on his Garmin Edge.

The coup will take place in the first two days. Within the first 48 hours, Kunze wants to cover 29,000 meters of altitude and thus beat Jacob Zurl's official Guinness record. The stages of Kunze's record-breaking ride then become shorter and shorter due to increasing exhaustion. However, he rides most of the first 48 hours, so sleeping is not an issue.

If Kunze completes the extreme route, he will not only break the heat records in summer 2015, but also the records for extreme cycling - whether on single trails or mountain passes.

Further information:
www.guido-kunze.de
www.rennrad-news.de/news/2015/08/09/100-000-hoehenmeter-stueck-weltrekordversuch-von-guido-kunze