SMASHING A WORLD RECORD — Video of a TikTok star and French bicyclist setting a new world record over the weekend has gone viral and what he accomplished was nothing short of impressive.

On Oct. 3, 2025, Aurélien Fontenoy, 35, rode his bicycle to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower, which is the highest platform that can be accessed by stairs.

There were 686 steps he needed to make his way up and he did so in 12 minutes and 30 seconds. Fontenoy beat the previous record set by Hugues Richard in 2002 by nearly seven minutes.

Footage of Fontenoy shows him on his bike carefully bouncing up every step.

“For this challenge, I brake my brake, and I just to have to compress my tire because I don’t have suspension or anything, it’s just a rigid bike,” Fontenoy said in an interview with CNN Spo

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