Celso Fonseca Rider Narrative
- 24 hour outdoor track
- Celso Fonseca
- 18/11/2017 – 19/11/2017
- Maindy Centre cycle track in Cardiff
- The conditions were cold, wet, icy and dark.
- I wanted to achieve a record to inspire homeless people, and also people with mental health issues in order to help them achieve and overcome their adversities.
- BMC-TIM2-TT bike
- I ate energy bars and energy gels, I took electrolytes and salts from a company called ‘fekd’. Once my stomach was gone I started eating blended fruits and vegetable soups.
- The best part was how the officials treated me, how encouraging and supportive they were, while also maintaining their professionalism. I received a lot of support from the crowd who gathered to cheer me on too!
- The hardest part was a mixture of the poor weather conditions and cramping of my stomach after 9 continuous hours. This prevented me from being able to eat what I had prepared at the times I should have been eating.
- I was aiming for one world record, and during the 24 hours I was being told I had achieved 5 world records. This was not only confusing but very encouraging. So when it felt like I was slowing down – to be told I’d achieved another record, and another kept me going.
- I finished on the exact line that I started at 24 hours previously at Maindy Centre cycle track in Cardiff at 6:30pm on Sunday 19/11/2017.
