Meet the 12-year-old who rode 36 hours on Zwift alongside Geraint Thomas

Three days in the saddle with a Tour de France winner? No sweat

The cycling world was hugely impressed by Geraint Thomas’s brutal 36-hour Zwift ride in support of the NHS, but perhaps flying under the radar is the 12-year-old rider who matched the astonishing feat.

Mak Larkin, from Hastings in East Sussex, decided to match the Tour de France winner on his monster ride, spending 12 hours in the saddle every day for three days.

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