Khrennikov? Hopper? Sprague?
Final up to date on April tenth, 2025
Within the remaining occasion on the 2025 Mayhem Classic final weekend, Roman Khrennikov placed on a present that we’re nonetheless making an attempt to wrap our minds round. It was dominance, plain and easy, and it proved to be one of many highlights of the whole competitors.
Should you missed the occasion, right here’s what it consisted of:
Khrennikov completed the primary 30 energy in 32 seconds, the bar muscle-ups in 1:48, and the ultimate 30 energy in 52 seconds.
- His ending time was 3:18. James Sprague completed in 3:42, and Jayson Hopper in 4:07.
As Khrennikov jumped off the bike after the primary set, Rich Froning chimed in with some trash-talking from the sales space: “What do you consider that, Hopper?”
So, does that make Khrennikov the Echo Bike King?
Is the primary criterion who wins the newest exercise that features an Echo Bike, or do we’d like a extra goal strategy to measure it?
The Candidates:
- Dallin Pepper
- Jayson Hopper
- Roman Khrennikov
- James Sprague
Sprague’s Declare to the Throne
We already mentioned Roman’s dominant efficiency over the sector at Mayhem, which included Sprague and Hopper. Nonetheless, Sprague, Pepper, and Hopper just lately accomplished the “Rogue Hammer Challenge,” a check of max energy on the Echo Bike in 5 minutes.
Sprague went first and withheld his rating from the opposite two. Pepper and Hopper then went head-to-head in a livestream battle on the Boys Interrupted YouTube channel with Justin Medeiros.
Sprague claimed victory with 163 energy, Hopper completed with 150, and Pepper recorded 143. After the grueling check, Pepper’s first phrases have been, “That was not the technique.”
Hopper’s Declare to the Throne
Hopper received the Echo Bike exercise on the 2024 CrossFit Games. Referred to as “Firestorm,” it consisted of three rounds with 15 energy on the bike and 11 burpees over a barrier. It’s the solely current occasion of all 4 males competing collectively.
After the occasion, he informed Dallin, “You’re solely nearly as good as your final race.” (In our present context, that factors us again to Khrennikov.)
Pepper’s Declare to the Throne
The Echo Bike King debate emerged on the 2024 Syndicate Crown after some pre-event trash speak escalated when Khrennikov narrowly defeated Pepper by .07 seconds in Occasion 3.
2024 Syndicate Crown, Occasion 3
7 rounds for time:
- 10 cal Echo Bike
- 1 legless rope climbs
- 10 field jump-overs
- 1 legless rope climbs
Via his translator, Khrennikov claimed, “He didn’t make a mistake. That’s why he received.”
“We acquired yet another Echo bike, Roman,” Pepper responded.
- Price noting: The foundations required athletes to step down from the field jump-overs. Khrennikov jumped down on his remaining rep however didn’t obtain a no-rep from his choose, which in the end value Pepper the win.
Hopper completed 16 seconds behind Pepper.
Pepper backed up the speak by successful the ultimate occasion at 2:20. Khrennikov completed in 2:26, whereas Hopper carded a 2:45.
His resume additionally contains finishing 50 energy in 38 seconds on the 2024 TYR Cup throughout Wodapalooza SoCal. He tied Brent Fikowski within the all-out dash.
- Keep in mind: Fikowski at present holds the document for essentially the most profession occasion wins involving an Echo Bike on the Video games.
Pepper then continued with 50 bar-facing burpees as quick as doable, adopted by a 500-meter dash—an occasion he described as “the worst factor I’ve ever carried out.”
The Backside Line
If the king is topped primarily based on the most recent outcomes, it’s Roman. If the title relies on essentially the most Echo Bike wins in competitions, then Dallin is the king. If it’s the winner of the longest, pure Echo Bike check, it’s James. And, if it’s the winner of an occasion with all 4 males on the most important stage, it’s Jayson.
However can anybody surpass The Professor? Till we’ve a legit goal check, the talk will proceed.
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