Social media star Fontenoy breaks world record cycling up Eiffel Tower
Aurelien Fontenoy, renowned cyclist and social media sensation, achieved a new record as the fastest athlete to climb to the second floor of France's Eiffel Tower on an all-terrain bike.
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- Published Date: 07:49 | 03 October 2025
Cyclist and social media sensation Aurelien Fontenoy became the fastest athlete ever to climb to the second floor of France's Eiffel Tower on an all-terrain bike, the monument's operator said on Friday.
Fontenoy on Thursday climbed 686 steps of the monument to reach the second-floor platform, the last accessible by stairs, in 12 minutes and 30 seconds, the Societe d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel said in a statement.
He broke the previous record by almost seven minutes. In order to claim the title, Fontenoy's feet were not allowed to touch the ground.
"I did not expect to take this little time," Fontenoy said after the feat. The Eiffel Tower "is really a symbol, it is really the monument that I wanted to climb," he added.
As part of his project "The Climb", Fontenoy cycled in 2021 to the top of the 140-metre high Trinity Tower, also in Paris, and this year he climbed Tallinn's TV Tower in Estonia.
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