A 22-year-old New Zealand pro mountain biker finished five up-and-down runs each on Mount Seymour, Grouse Mountain and Cypress for 15 total ascents and descents.
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A 22-year-old New Zealand pro mountain biker has completed a “quintuple Triple Crown” on Metro Vancouver’s North Shore, riding up and down Mount Seymour, Grouse Mountain and Cypress Provincial Park five times each in a single day.
In all, the effort included 15 total ascents and descents across the three mountains, a combination the cycling community knows as the Triple Crown—though five trips up and down each peak moves the feat into record territory, according to the description of his attempt.
The rider, described as having previously taken on the triple version, returned in May with a support team and documentary film crew to try to do one better than a “triple Triple Crown.” In his account of the day, he said the first run brought mostly excitement, the second tour felt “in the zone,” and fatigue began to set in by the third loop.
He said the fourth loop marked a shift toward survival-level effort, noting that the onset of nighttime made it harder to keep moving and stay awake. He also described taking a 10-minute nap in the back seat of a car before continuing.
As he neared the finish line roughly 23 hours after he started, he said he felt the return of that “unfinished business” and decided to attempt a fifth run, committing to the “now-or-never” opportunity even though he acknowledged it could fail.
The attempt concluded after 29 hours and 38 minutes, with the rider covering 453.3 kilometres and climbing just over 15,000 metres. He reported an average pace of 16.4 kilometres per hour, reached speeds of more than 60 km/h, and cited an average heart rate of 137 beats per minute, with a peak of 195 bpm.
During the final descent toward Horseshoe Bay, his friend and fellow professional mountain biker Elliot Jamieson crashed, was flung over the bars and hit his head. The rider said the incident drew attention away from his finishing moment as Jamieson was taken back down to a car for hospital care.
The rider said Jamieson is doing fine now. He also said the documentary titled “What’s One More?”—produced with Lazy Sundays Studio—debuted on YouTube on Oct. 21 and had been viewed more than 25,000 times at the time of reporting.
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