EXTREME

Riders: Frank Hülsemann, Markus de Marées and André Hauschke

Team: Exyle Expedition Team

Disciplin: Extreme Altitude Record Attempt

Attempt To Set A New Altitude Record - From Zero To 6,000m

In spring 2010 the Ojos del Salado, at 6.893m, the highest volcano on Earth and the second highest mountain of America, was the target of setting a new altitude record on a mountain bike. Frank Hülsemann, Markus de Marées and André Hauschke started at sea level on the Pacific ocean before climbing up to the summit of the Ojos del Salado. The track is over 350km long and leads up to an altitude of over 6,000m. On their way from the Pacific coast up to the mountain top area of the Ojos del Salado the riders had to cross one of the most life threatening regions of the Earth: The Atacama desert.

The team of three was supported by the Rohloff AG as well as the bicycle manufacturer Poison. All their bikes were equipped with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 to fulfill the demands of such an altitude record attempt. A supporting team of six persons helped the extreme athletes during their record attempt with medical and technical service. The collected data and experiences will be analysed afterwards at the Sport University Cologne.

More information under: www.exyle.de
News: The Attempt To Set A Height Record

Rider: Thomas Muhler

Discipline: Expedition

43 years old Thomas Muhler is not an unknown person in the extreme-sport scene:

For several decades the industrialist from Frankfurt/Main/Germany who builds Multiplex-cinemas in Moscow has undertaken multiple bicycle expeditions all over the globe. In 2005 he successfully mastered, as the first European, the 300 miles of the Yukon Arctic Ultra, the hardest and coldest ultra-marathon (Canada) of all time.