Jacob Hora, the 21-year-old shaking up the ultra endurance mountain bike scene

The Adventure Stache by Payson McElveen

Oct 3, 202683:10Health

Most high schoolers spend their time hanging out with friends and worrying about college applications. Jacob Hora spent his time getting trench foot in Central Asia and riding solo across 800 miles of Armenia. At 15, he...

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