Paul Crake (born 6 December 1976 in
Canberra
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) is an Australian professional
racing cyclist
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. Prior to turning to road cycling in 2003, Crake was a successful mountain runner and stairclimbing champion. Crake is a five-time winner of the
Empire State Building Run-up
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, the current record holder in 9 minutes and 33 seconds and the only athlete having run under 10 minutes.
In November 2006, Crake underwent surgery in New Zealand for spinal injuries received in a bicycle crash.
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Major results
Running
;1998
:1st Australian Mountain Running Championships
:26th World Mountain Running Championships
:1st
Sydney Tower Run-up
;1999
:1st
ESB Run-up (10'15")
;2000
:1st
Sydney Tower Run-up
:1st
ESB Run-up (9'53")
;2001
:1st
Sydney Tower Run-up
:1st
ESB Run-up (9'37")
:17th World Mountain Running Championships
;2002
:1st
Sydney Tower Run-up
:1st
ESB Run-up (9'40")
:1st Australian Mountain Running Championship
:16th World Mountain Running Championship
;2003
:1st
ESB Run-up (9'33")
:1st
Gran Hotel Bali
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Run up (4´35´´), Europe's tallest hotel.
;2005 & 2006
:1st Taipei 101 Run up, world's tallest building in 2004-2010, 2nd tallest building in 2010-2012, 3rd tallest building in 2012-2014, 4th tallest building in 2014 & 2015, 5th tallest building in 2015, 6th tallest building in 2015 & 2016, and 7th tallest building in 2016-2020
References
1976 births
Living people
Australian male cyclists
Sportspeople from Canberra
Sportsmen from the Australian Capital Territory
Cyclists from the Australian Capital Territory
Tower runners
20th-century Australian people
21st-century Australian people
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