Egyptian endurance athlete Helmy Elsaeed, along with four Swedish cyclists, set a new world record for the fastest team to cycle across Europe in a 6,000 km journey to raise money for autism charities, Reuters reports. Elsaeed, a former finance professional, is now eyeing representing Egypt in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics, which would mark the second time for an Egyptian to compete at the Winter Games, according to the newswire. The last (and first) time an Egyptian appeared at the Winter Olympics was at the 1984 Sarajevo games.