Rob Lea | The Ultimate World Triathlon

In Episode 036 of Bike Tour Adventures I have the chance to speak with Rob Lea, an adventurer that has just completed the Ultimate World Triathlon, a combination of climbing Mt. Everest, swimming the English Channel and crossing the USA on a bicycle: all in one calendar year. Learn about how he prepared for all these different challenges, what the most difficult parts were and why gender equality plays such an important part in his life.

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Show Notes

~ 50 sec Intro to Episode 21 with Rob Lea

~ 5 min Preparing for Mt. Everest, why they climbed from the Tibetan side of the mountain

~ 9m 30s Challenges and dangers to climbing Mt. Everest

~ 24 min Swimming the English Channel and rules for making the swim

~ 30 min What he ate throughout the swim, how he prepared for the swim

~ 35 min Challenges during the swim, pacing, keeping the correct heading

~ 40 min Cycling across the USA, deciding his route

~ 45 min What bike he used, modifications, bike setup

~ 50 min Having a support car and accommodations

~ 54m 30s Highlights and lowlights, which event was most difficult physically and mentally

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