The Journal

If we want the culture of cycling to be different, we have to show up.

In 2007, Adam Popp was injured by an IED in Afghanistan, resulting in the amputation of his right leg above the knee. At the time he was an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Leader and a 12-year combat veteran of the Air Force with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Everesting record recently set by Alberto Contador has just been toppled by Irish cyclist Ronan McLaughlin with a time of 7:04:41 - which has been confirmed by Hells 500, the Australian group that administers Everesting, breaking Contador's mark by more than 20 minutes.