Canadian World Champion
Endurance Mountain Bike Racer

Full name

Cory Travis Wallace

Nickname

Wally

Hometown

Jasper, Alberta, Canada

Height

1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

73 kg (160 lb)

Team

Cycling discipline(s)

Mountain, Gravel, Bikepacking

Rider type

Diesel

Canada's First World 24-hour Mountain Bike Solo Champion

5x WORLD SOLO 24 hr champion

2x Canadian marathon champion

BC Bike RACE CHAMPION

Kona Bikes Presents

THE NOMAD

August 2023

Cory Wallace loves to combine adventure, racing and travel. The two-time Canadian Marathon winner and four-time 24hr World Champion has spent the last 16 years chasing all kinds of crazy races around the world, from Mongolia to Nepal, from Australia to Italy, and everywhere in between. A bike adventurer through and through, Cory also has a heart of gold. He weaves humanitarian efforts into everything he does, fundraising for meals and helping Nepalese cyclists raise money for a training center, as well as inspiring kids to get a taste for riding bikes wherever he travels.

World explorer and record holder

CURRENT FKT's

(Fastest Known Times)


2023: Everest Base Camp Trail
11 hours 19 minutes

2022: Kilimanjaro (Up and Down)
8 hours 55 minutes

2022: Annapurna Circuit Reverse
20 hours 30 minutes

2019: Annapurna Circuit
20 hours 33 minutes

Lowest elevation (Besisahar):  800 meters
Highest elevation (Thorong La Pass): 5416 Meters

Cycling Tanzania’s Mt Kilimanjaro. Cory cycled from the park entrance at 1,980 m to Uhuru Peak 5,898 m and back in 8 hours 55 minutes.

Latest Posts

The 2nd Edition of the Canadian Rockies took place this past weekend under near perfect sunny conditions in Canmore Alberta. Racers competed in both 24 and 4 hour races on a 13.2 km loop at the World class Canmore Nordic

Unbound Gravel has grown into one of the biggest one day gravel events in the World. Based out of the city of Emporia in the prairies of Kansas, this place is booming with over 4000 athletes early June each year.

The alarm went off early at 12:45 am on May 20th in Lukla, Nepal, the gateway to Mount Everest (8848 M). After a few weeks training out of the Chiwong Monastery (2950 M) with the Monks in the Solukhumbu district,

Humanitarian efforts

Everesting attemped I was helped out by young orhpaned monks. Though a GoFundMe we raised $4455 in donations to help support these monks. 

Race Schedule

Check out my calendar for my next adventure

Latest Rides

Weekly ride summary