Zwift cyclist climbs equivalent of 138 Everests in a year

Keith Roy has broken an unofficial climbing record, totting up over 4 million feet this year

Keith Roy holding a tub of peanut butter with his Strava ride file embedded on the photo
(Image credit: Keith Roy)

An endurance cyclist from New York has climbed over 4 million feet (1.2million meters) on his bike in the past calendar year, the equivalent height of 138 Mount Everests. 

Keith Roy does the majority of his riding on the indoor training app Zwift, pedalling for up to 10 hours a day as he works from home. 

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Tom Davidson
Senior News Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is the host of The TT Podcast, which covers both the men's and women's pelotons and has featured a number of prominent British riders.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides.