Yes… That’s an actual accolade. We don’t typically consider bike messengers “professional cyclists,” but contemplate navigating a 10-speed through taxi traffic jams, time-sensitive package in-tow, and bike messengers do indeed deserve a doffed helmet.
In his latest event In Switzerland, Austin Horse (great name for a bike messenger, by the way) blazed by 550 competitors by delivering 77 packages in 2 hours and 52 minutes. For the data pushers out there, that’s a package every 2.23 minutes – quicker than most folks can send an email with an attachment.
If only Austin worked at Jimmy John’s…