Hi, For everyone taking part in tomorrows' Reliability Ride, here's something you might find inspiring.
Cheers to all, Bill Wolfgang Fasching has set a new 24 hour (non-drafting) record on the road with 856 km. The UMCA (& RTTC) record of Andy Wilkinson is 844 km set in 1997. This record remains unchanged since Fasching's record was not set according to UMCA rules. Right now it is not yet clear whether another recognizing organization was involved in this record attempt. Below is a translation of an article from the Austrian "Kleine Zeitung" newspaper found at http://www.kleine-zeitung.at Wolfgang Fasching suffered, however he surpassed the old 24-hour world record by twelve kilometers. Parktherme Bad Radkersburg, 2 May, 15.45 h Also those visitors of the Parktherme who do not know much about sport are feeling the tension in the air. The reason for this tension is Wolfgang Fasching's latest project. He wants to ride his bike in 24 hours further than any other human being before. The technical notion for this is: 24-hour world record attempt with the road bike. Still ten minutes up to the start. Professionally Wolfgang Fasching takes care for a last photo session: "I will give my best and we will see what happens. If I'm not successful, I'm not going to be extremely disappointed." But it is undeniable: He is eager to take on this challenge and can hardly expect the start. To be not successful seems to be an option he does not consider seriously. Halbenrain, 2 May, 21.00 h. The sun is away, it becomes cool, about 100 fans are waiting in a tent next to the course for Wolfgang Fasching, who passes all 17 to 18 minutes. He seems to ride like a clockwork. Behind the scene however, there is a lot of activity going on in his support crew. "Wolfgang started somewhat too fast, he had back pain and a first light crisis", explains Christian Fink. Fink and Marco Gottaris, both physicians at the University of Innsbruck, supervise the state of health of the ultra cyclist. And they help, if necessary. In this case with heat packings, which were put into Wolfgang's back pockets. Sleep is not an option in this night. Neither for Fasching, nor for his support crew. Halbenrain, 3 May, 1.00 h. It is chilly, pitch-dark and calm. The music band in the tent has already stopped to play and with the exception of the responsible persons nobody is around anymore. The hardest part of the challenge begins. The time until the sun comes up again seems like eternity. But Fasching is not alone. His wife and the support crew is around and above all his thoughts. And they say: keep on going. Halbenrain, 3 May, 13.00 h Fasching is still within his schedule, but he becomes slower. Franz Stocher, one of the best Austrian cyclists on the track and double bronze medal winner at the world championships and Arnold Eisel, professional cyclist from Styria, are riding behind him. They cheer him up, scream at him. Rude words are used. But it helps. Fasching gets out of his crisis. He struggles through. Parktherme, 3 May, 16.00 h. The tension is over, Wolfgang Fasching did it. In numbers: 856 kilometers in 24 hours. He surpassed the old world record by 12 kilometers. -- RIDE TO SURVIVE: http://www.ridetosurvive.org Ride To Survive can be contacted the following ways: By Mail: 358 Richmond Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2A 0E8 By FAX: 1 (613) 798-7746 By Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------- For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ------------------------------------------------- ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
