Successful entrepreneur Howard Chang tells “Spartan Up” host Joe De Sena, why as a karate champion at 17, he switched to endurance cycling, a sport which he admits he had no natural affinity towards.
What separates entrepreneurs from the rest of us? Is it their success? Or their failure? Or their refusal to stop at failure, and recognition that strength only comes through struggle and failure?
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.” –Zig Ziglar
Lee Fancourt needs no additional motivation. If you remember he was trying to break the record for crossing the length of the UK and back (south-north-south). Unfortunately he had to call it quits on Thursday last week when he became ill and could not keep anything down. His attitude… hey it happens, I’ll be back next year.
BTW, his story is quite incredible. He’s a former boxer and runner but knee problems meant switching to the bike in 2011. He was told he’d never be able to ride long distances. Well he’s already done some incredible ultra endurance feats (including riding around the world). Learn more about him at LeeFancourt.com.
Well the Vuelta started on Saturday and they’ve already hit the mountains! And there’s some controversy as Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) gets ejected for catching a tow with his team car following a crash. As you’ll see from the video below, it’s quite a tow. Why not just get in the car?
The route starts from Land’s End, the southern tip of the UK and goes up to the northern most tip of Scotland.
The current record was set in 2010 by Ben Rockett (see the video below) and stands at five days, 21 hours 8 minutes
According to Cycling Weekly:
Fancourt comes into the challenge on the back of cycling through seven European countries in the space of 24 hours, finishing last Monday.
His trip took him through Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and saw him cover 323 miles in the day.
Full Story: CyclingWeekly.co.uk
You can follow Fancourt’s ride on his website
