Emmanuel Buchmann of Bora-Hansgrohe, fourth overall in the 2019 Tour de France, will attempt to complete the Everest Challenge later this month, running 8,848 meters, the height of Mount Everest, to raise funds for a charity for children in Germany ...

The 27-year-old German climber will be raising funds for Deutsche Kinderhilfwerk, a German children's charity that supports the needs of children more than ever during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Buchmann aims to raise at least €88,848 (€10 per vertical meter), most of which will go to the children's charity, but a small portion will also go to Buchmann's childhood cycling club, KJC Ravensburg. [Buchmann said in a press release from Bora-Hansgrohe, "There was a fairly long period of time without racing, so I had a lot of time to contemplate. Buchmann said in the Bora-Hansgrohe press release. "I have found myself living a relatively good life as a professional rider, but there are people in society who need our help right now. So I decided to start a project that on the one hand would contribute to the cause and on the other hand would give me additional motivation for my daily training."

"I thought that in the current health crisis, children may have somewhat fallen out of focus," he continued. [A portion of the donation will also go to KJC Ravensburg, the home club where I started biking. Some people there are working hard to help the up-and-coming generation, and I hope to give something back to them," Buchman said.

Last month, Trek-Segafredo's Giulio Ciccone completed the Everest Challenge indoors using the Zwift training platform's home trainer, and Bahrain McLaren's Mark Cavendish and Team Ineos' Luke Rowe earlier this month did the same earlier this month.

Meanwhile, Lowe's Ineos teammate, Geraint Thomas, completed three consecutive 12-hour rides on Zwift in April to raise funds for the British National Health Service (NHS), defeating his goal of raising £100,000 and nearly quadrupling his total to £375,000!

James Piccoli of the Israel Cycling Academy also recently raised over C$20,000 by climbing as far as he could in 12 hours up Mont-Royal in Montreal, Canada, to raise funds for medical supplies for a local hospital.

"The challenge itself is definitely new territory for me," says Buchman. "So far, I have never run above 8,000 meters in altitude, either in training or in a race. How my body will react remains to be seen, but I will need to manage my efforts carefully."