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Gagarin's orbit
327 km
The highest point of the first flight into space.
Ride 327 km. Gagarin's highest point, laid flat.
- It stands on
- Swift Nick's ride
What it takes
Before you go.
- Recommended first
- Swift Nick's ride
- Weekly distance
- About 300 km of riding a week on average over 6 weeks
- Long weekends
- About 9 hours 15 minutes of riding over two days in a row, 4 times in the last 12 weeks
- Longest ride
- At least 6 hours 15 minutes, at least once in the last 12 weeks
- Taper
- Two easier weeks before the event week
The story
On 12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. The highest point of his single orbit was ratified at 327 km. Other sources give 315 km. Source: FAI.
The ladder
- Fox's crossing/
- Thirty-miler/
- Mauna Loa 1859/
- Kailash kora/
- Chilkoot/
- Jouett's ride/
- Iron Riders' day/
- Birkebeiner/
- Edge of space/
- Hundred and one/
- Pony Express/
- Century/
- Brighton and back/
- Pilgrim's 200/
- Athens to Sparta/
- Swift Nick's ride/
- Gagarin's orbit