Humanly Impossible?

[Vich]

Sometimes I love riding my road bike and sometimes i hate it. It can be fun, exhilirating, and inspiring. But it can also be painful, humbling, and embarassing (physically!).

I have always thought Viatcheslav Ekimov was a beast (Riding his 15th Tour De France at over 40 years of age).

But after reading this I was just :shocked:.


The third parable ... was the Story of Eki. Thirty-seven-year-old Russian Viatcheslav Ekimov was the only rider on Postal -- indeed, perhaps the only person in Armstrong's world -- whose work ethic was beyond question. This status was underlined frequently, most of all by Armstrong's assertion that Eki was ?nails.? Which raised the question: what does it take to be ?nails??

This is what it took. When Eki was fourteen and living at a sports club in St. Petersburg, he rode 38,000 kilometers in one year, an average of 450 miles a week. In 1996, as a professional, he nearly doubled it ("That's not possible for a human," Landis said incredulously). But it was true -- Eki had twenty-five notebooks full of training logs to prove it. Eki had ridden thirteen tours and finished every one. Eki never missed a training day. Eki was never late or unprepared. Eki coached himself. Eki was Eki.


Discuss!!

 

[Maximilian]

Long live the car!

 

[radioouman]

I'm sure that it is possible. It would be hard of course, but possible. The human body is amazing.

 

[TheoPetro]

high testosterone?

 

[TimMyMac]

I think he was just bored. What else ya gonna do in Russia?

 

[Blazin Trav]

Well you'd have to ride about 120 miles a day, everyday (for 40,000 miles a year, however, your article said 38,000 kilometers a year, which is less than 40k miles a year)

Yeah I think it's possible.

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Blazin Trav
Well you'd have to ride about 120 miles a day, everyday (for 40,000 miles a year, however, your article said 38,000 kilometers a year, which is less than 40k miles a year)

Yeah I think it's possible.

I think the OP was referring to this:

In 1996, as a professional, he nearly doubled it

When he was talking about 40k a year.

 

[Vich]

Originally posted by: Blazin Trav
Well you'd have to ride about 120 miles a day, everyday (for 40,000 miles a year, however, your article said 38,000 kilometers a year, which is less than 40k miles a year)

Yeah I think it's possible.

If you read farther down it says

In 1996, as a professional, he nearly doubled it ("That's not possible for a human," Landis said incredulously). But it was true -- Eki had twenty-five notebooks full of training logs to prove it.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: Blazin Trav
Well you'd have to ride about 120 miles a day, everyday (for 40,000 miles a year, however, your article said 38,000 kilometers a year, which is less than 40k miles a year)

Yeah I think it's possible.

and then the article said he nearly doubled that amt the following year.

 

[CarpeDeo]

A few buddies of mine rode their bikes down to southern California from Berkeley (about 300 miles). On the way, they passed a rather unkempt looking guy on a bike with loads of luggage and a small Spanish flag hoisted. My buddies asked him where he's heading, "Chile" he said. Astonished, they asked, where'd you start?! "Alaska".

Not as crazy as 40,000 km a year, but still . . .

 

[Vich]

Originally posted by: CarpeDeo
A few buddies of mine rode their bikes down to southern California from Berkeley (about 300 miles). On the way, they passed a rather unkempt looking guy on a bike with loads of luggage and a small Spanish flag hoisted. My buddies asked him where he's heading, "Chile" he said. Astonished, they asked, where'd you start?! "Alaska".

Not as crazy as 40,000 km a year, but still . . .

LOL, reminds me of forrest gump when he runs across the country 2x.

To do such a trip from Alaska to Chile would require not only unbelievable dedication but a ton of time.

Either that dude is unemployed and has nothing better or he has a ton of money and can do ****** like that.

How do you cross the border on a bike? Just pull in front of the cars ? lol

 

[oboeguy]

Eki is awesome, but I always thought the number was 30,000 miles per year for him. Still, ridiculous! Here I am thinking of trying centuries (100 mile rides) on back-to-back days as a personal goal and Eki does that every day of the year. What a stud!