Ultracycling

After 5 days 21 hours and 24 minutes, Kristof Allegaert finished his
incredible unsupported #LEJOGLE ride. Kristof set himself the task of
riding the iconic touring route from Lands End to John O’Groats and
back again faster than anyone before him. The trip covering the
furthest distance between two inhabited points on the British mainland
is a rite of passage for British endurance athletes and a bucket-list
adventure for more conventional cycle-tourists. Typically cyclists
take 10 - 14 days to complete the journey in one direction, Kristof
completed an out-and-back journey. What makes Kristof’s effort
remarkable is that he did it without any support crew. It was just
Kristof, his Curve Cycling titanium bicycle (that he has named
Natascha), and his credit card. No one else. If you saw him on the
road, he looked like any other cyclist. You needed to be in on the
secret to know his mission. He had to fix his own mechanical issues,
find food and water, locate places to sleep all without any support
car to shield him from heavy traffic. He finished 16 minutes slower
than the fastest supported LEJOGLE ride.

Kristof didn’t carry a tracker for his holiday ride and seemed
surprised by the attention. For him endurance cycling has been in his
life for so long that it is as natural as breathing. For him it was
just another ride. A personal challenge. He let us follow his trip
through a few messages and photos along the way. There are plenty of
other adventures that are purely private to him - we will never know
about them.

Kristof has never been beaten in an unsupported endurance event but
still he seeks new challenges. So who does Kristof race when there is
no one left to race? Himself.

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