{"id":577388,"date":"2026-04-02T12:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/577388\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:46:16","slug":"brit-sets-new-world-record-after-cycling-3826km-in-7-days-he-had-absolutely-nothing-left-he-was-empty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/577388\/","title":{"rendered":"Brit sets new world record after cycling 3,826km in 7 days \u2013 “He had absolutely nothing left, he was empty”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex McCormack has set a new provisional seven-day distance world record, riding 3,826.47km in a brutal ultra-endurance effort that saw him average 18.5 hours in the saddle each day.<\/p>\n

Riding repeats of a flat 150km out-and-back route along the Moselle river in Koblenz, Germany, McCormack today surpassed the previous record<\/a> of 3,813.81km set by Sprude Arvis in 2024. The new record is awaiting ratification by the World Ultra Cycling Association.\u00a0<\/p>\n

McCormack\u2019s daily distances culminated in a monstrous 727.75km final day, with several days exceeding 600km.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old Canyon-sponsored rider completed the challenge in 168 hours of near-continuous riding.\u00a0The ride was made more difficult by unseasonably cold, rainy and snowy weather, forcing him to limit time off the bike to just a few hours per day for recovery, nutrition and sleep.<\/p>\n

Speaking to BikeRadar, Canyon team lead sports marketing Markus Schweikert said: “I don\u2019t know where to start \u2013 it feels like it\u2019s been four weeks, not seven days.<\/p>\n

“To be honest, we had a grand arrival planned, but [with the weather] we were worried he wouldn\u2019t make the record. Everyone wrote it off at some point. <\/p>\n

“Even an hour before [he finished], we weren\u2019t sure he would make it \u2013 it came right down to the wire.<\/p>\n

“As soon as the clock hit 7-days, he was about 4km from the end [of the 150km loop] and he stopped dead \u2013 he had absolutely nothing left, he was empty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alex McCormack\u2019s seven-day record in 5 mind-bending numbers<\/p>\n

3,826.47km total distance covered
\n168 hours ride time
\n18.5 hours average riding time per day
\n727.75km covered on the final day
\n14,000 calories consumed daily<\/p>\n

“We have a doctor on standby”
\n\"AlexMcCormack battled terrible weather throughout the attempt. Canyon<\/p>\n

Schweikert says McCormack pushed himself to the absolute limits of endurance, with a staggering effort required to make up time lost due to the weather: “The last 48 hours were so painful \u2013 he slept only an hour in the last 40 hours. Last night, he was singing karaoke with the driver [to stay awake],” <\/p>\n

“Right now he\u2019s completely passed out, and we have someone watching him 24-hours. The important thing is he\u2019s in full health though \u2013 we took safety very seriously.<\/p>\n

“We have a doctor on standby, but there\u2019s no concern \u2013 he had a sip of champagne, a whole glass actually when he finished the ride.”<\/p>\n

\"AlexStaying on top of nutrition was one of the toughest challenges. Canyon<\/p>\n

Throughout the attempt, McCormack was supported by a small crew who assisted with logistics, nutrition and recovery. He consumed an estimated 14,000 calories per day to sustain the effort.<\/p>\n

Support team member, Harry Dowdney said the poor weather forced McCormack to wear many layers, which affected his aerodynamic performance, but the challenge presented other practical challenges: \u201cThe biggest thing for the support crew was to wake Alex after short naps and make sure he kept eating and drinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no way he could replace those 14,000 calories. We had to constantly remind him to eat and drink, passing him food as often as we could.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CanyonHe rode a TT bike for the attempt. Canyon<\/p>\n

McCormack rode a custom Canyon Speedmax CFR<\/a> for the whole attempt. <\/p>\n

In a build more typical of elite triathlon racing, McCormack\u2019s bike featured a high stack aero front end, integrated hydration, an aggressively nose-down saddle, bike lights<\/a> from Exposure, and a top tube bag.<\/p>\n

A seasoned ultra-distance racer, McCormack\u2019s previous results include wins at the Atlas and Hellenic Mountain Races, as well as the Highland Trail 550.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The latest record forms part of his preparation for a summer campaign targeting the Triple Crown of US ultra-distance events: the Tour Divide, Colorado Trail Race and Arizona Trail Race.<\/p>\n

He also set a Double Everesting World Record in 2025, climbing 17,732 metres in just under 21 hours.<\/p>\n

A film crew accompanied Alex on his latest challenge, with a documentary due to be released later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alex McCormack has set a new provisional seven-day distance world record, riding 3,826.47km in a brutal ultra-endurance effort…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":577389,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-577388","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=577388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/577389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=577388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=577388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}