Eppenberger had already set his sights on this new record three weeks ago, but had to postpone the record run due to the capricious weather. On June 8, 2013, nothing could finally stop him. The 35-year-old completed 54 laps of the Letzigrund athletics track without touching the ground once. This puts him in the Guinness Book of Records. No one has ever ridden further on a rear wheel in an hour. The average speed of almost 25 km/h is impressive, as many people cannot achieve this with two wheels on the ground and full use of their strength.

"Mentally, it was the hardest hour of my life: overtired, nervous, constantly under power, less control over my body and constant gusts of wind. And the worst thing: I had operated the MP3 player incorrectly due to all the excitement and therefore had to listen to a song over 15 times," said Eppenberger after his record-breaking ride.