Subject:      Re: 24 Hour Bicycle Climbing Records
From:         dossen@mnsi.net
Date:         1996/12/14
Message-Id:   <850583818.20486@dejanews.com>
Newsgroups:   rec.bicycles.racing




In article <mgladu-0312960147270001@206.109.97.130>,
  mgladu@blkbox.com (Mike Gladu) wrote:
> 
> In article <01bbdf42$e7cc92c0$d31ba980@leigh-culpepper>, "Leigh Culpepper"
> < wlculp@utk.edu> wrote:
> 
> > I'm searching for information about records for the most amount of vertical
> > feet climb on a road bike on paved road climbs in 24 hours.  I'd appreciate
> > any information.
> 
> I believe the only organizations currently operating that keep 24 hour
> records are the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association and the Human Powered
> Vehicle Association, both in the USA.
> 
> Since most of their events are designed around the principle of setting
> records for maximum distance during that time period, you will not find
> many, if /any/ events with much climbing.

This may be of interest. I set a 24 hour world record for the
24 hour period via stairs in the Westin Hotel in Detroit on 
Jan 28-29, 1995. The distance of 50,596 vertical feet was achieved 
in 78 ascents, descents by elevator. There were 8 official judges
as sanctioned by the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association. The record is 
recognized as acceptable by the Guinness Book of Records' researchers, Facts on 
File. 

I believe this to be an absolute world record for vertical ascent by human 
powered means of any type.

The closest thing to a 24 hour vertical cycling record would be a 
record on file with the UMCA for the Blue Ridge Parkway. It took somewhat more 
than 24 hours, but it is something in the 40,000+ foot range.


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