Riding solo for 58 grueling hours, Luxembourgish cyclist Ralph 'Dizzy' Diseviscourt triumphed in the Swiss Tour de Stations, an extreme 1,000-kilometre race.
It was the first time that Ralph Diseviscourt entered a race in which he rode without direct assistance, meaning he was required to carry some of his supplies and navigate by himself.
After about 1,000 kilometres, 25 climbs, and close to 25,000 metres in altitude difference, Dizzy was crowned winner of the Swiss Tour de Stations. It took the Luxembourgish extreme cyclist nearly 58 hours to finish the race, which equals an average pace of about 17 km/h.
French rider Victor Richard came in second, but took almost two hours longer than Dizzy.
In conversation with RTL, Dizzy highlighted the difficulty of the race: "I prepared for a hard race when I signed up for it, but I still didn’t necessarily expect that it would be this tough as nails. As for the route, it was certainly the most difficult one that I have ever completed. … But, that was after all also what tempted me to take on this challenge."
