Enduro world record

No trail twice and no e-bike: True to these rules, the two amateur mountain bikers Christoph Fässler (1992) and Ralph Van Den Berg (1985) set a new world record on July 20, 2021. Within 16 hours, the two rode 20,845 meters downhill in Davos Klosters. No wonder: The Swiss bike destination is known for its seemingly endless single trails and their cable car tour. The latter served as inspiration for this world record. "The cable car tour with around 10,000 meters of descent is my favorite tour in Davos Klosters. I rode it several times beforehand as preparation," says Ralph Van Den Berg.

The two started at four in the morning. The two rode a new trail every time without a break. The schedule was extremely tight. After more than 16 hours of riding on trails and cable cars, the GPS device showed the targeted 20,845 metres of descent. They did it! They beat the official single trail world record by 229 metres of descent.

The single trail world record has a long tradition and is primarily set by Swiss people. In 2010, Thomas Giger and René Wildhaber set the first benchmark at 12,555 meters of descent. Three years later, together with Thomas Frischknecht, he raised his own record to 13,572 meters of descent. It was then the twins Caroline and Anita Gehrig who took over the title in Vinschgau. In 2014, they raised the record to 15,117 meters of descent. One year later, Ken Imhasly and Alain Gwerder broke the 20,000 meter barrier for the first time in Valais, until they were officially replaced by Christoph Fässler and Ralph Van Den Berg in Davos Klosters.