"Everesting" Bicycling Boosts Speed

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Tailwinds don’t help “everesting” cyclists

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"everesting" involves riding up and down the same mountain route over and over until the total distance of one's ascents matches the elevation of Mount Everest : 8,848 meters or about 5.5 miles .

A new study finds that while a tailwind might help a little during climbs, the headwind actually has a huge effect during downhill stretches.

The study was published in the American Journal of Physics .

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