Larry Warbasse put an exclamation mark to his 2023 with a 106.10km ride in Hawaii to set a new Strava record. The Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale rider took on the Waikoloa beach to Mauna Kea summit climb, which brought him to over 4,000 meters, almost 14,000 feet.
The previous Strava record for the climb was held by
Phil Gaimon. Set on December 31 2016, his final year as a pro, he set the record of 4:59:19. Warbasse edged it, improving the mark by 15 seconds, and wrote about how hard it was.