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Boris vs NYCVideo: Boris vs NYC - Londoners tackle Mount Washington on a Citibike
Three cyclists from London who flew to New York City and took one of its hire bikes to New Hampshire to ride up Mount Washington, then retraced their steps to get back to the British capital inside 36 hours, have posted a film of their exploits to YouTube.
Under the name Boris vs NYC, the film, which had its premiere earlier this month at Sigma Sports in Hampton, South West London, follows Rob Holden as he tackles the ascent of the 6,288-foot peak. It's the highest mountain in the northeastern US, which has an average gradient of 12.5 per cent.
Last year, the same team took a Boris Bike from south east London and drove it to Mont Ventoux where Holden rode it up the mountain, the trio getting the bike back onto the docking station a shade under 24 hours after they picked it up.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
Latest Comments
- espressodan 2 sec ago
I'm never convinced how helmets with built in cameras and lights can be acceptable safe. Sounds like a good way to get a camera embedded in your...
- Rendel Harris 8 min 16 sec ago
Did I mention that it costs £580?
- chrisonabike 7 min 25 sec ago
Yeah - and one of the passengers had the gall to say that the *driver* had taken a wrong turn!...
- chrisonabike 24 min 38 sec ago
Don't worry! They've got plenty of others they can use!...
- Rendel Harris 40 min 46 sec ago
Well what is that way? Are you suggesting that every bend on every descent can be barriered over a 180km mountain stage?
- slappop 4 hours 54 min ago
Hopefully it'll still be allowed for recreational use.
- Bungle_52 5 hours 45 min ago
Well Gloucestershire are getting better. I'm being told whether or not action is to be taken, but not what action, within a few days of each report...
- Zazz53 8 hours 7 min ago
I did my first BC intro to coaching course last year and really enjoyed it. But I am not a member of a cycling club and ride with groups of like...
- Surreyrider 8 hours 15 min ago
Churnalism nowadays - mostly clickbait stuff and regurgitation in the local rags/comics and beyond.
- DogOfOB 8 hours 27 min ago
I'm glad the barrier wasn't damaged. Whew, close one there! \s
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They have the same bikes available in Cambridge, MA which is significantly closer to Mount Washington (or Montreal, for that matter).
Brilliant and a great achievement - love it! Where next?
Silly. Very silly.
I like a good "adenture"