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Emma Pooley Everests again – this time on gravel

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Weeks after breaking the world record for Everesting, Emma Pooley has slogged her way through another massive ride – this time Everesting on gravel. On Wednesday, Pooley rode 16 laps of the brutally steep ‘Himmelfahrt nach Matten’ gravel segment in central Switzerland. The climb is 3.66 km in length at an average gradient of 16%, …

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An exercise in pointlessness: Emma Pooley on her world-record Everesting

Last month former world champion Emma Pooley broke the women’s Everesting record, eclipsing the previous mark set by fellow Englishwoman Hannah Rhodes. Pooley is the first female rider to complete the enormous challenge in under nine hours. Now that Emma has had time to digest her effort, she reflects on those painstaking hours in the …

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‘Meditation or addiction’ – An interview with Emma Pooley

Ever wonder what it takes to be one of the world’s best athletes? Emma Pooley, former world time trial champ, Olympic medalist, and, most recently, the Everesting record holder, talks through what drives her, what scares her, and more in this video interview. Particularly interesting is Pooley’s perspective on training – and just how much she …

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Emma Pooley has set a new Everesting record

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British former pro Emma Pooley has set a new women’s Everesting world record, taking roughly 15 minutes off the previous mark set last month. On Wednesday, the 37-year-old completed 10 laps of the punishingly steep Haggenegg climb (6.8 km at 13%) near the town of Schwyz in central Switzerland, accumulating the necessary 8,848 metres (29,029 …

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