Dutchman Quickest Biker On Earth - NL Times

Dutchman Quickest Biker On Earth
NL Times
Sebastian Bowier broke the world record for biking, on a special recumbent bike, with a staggering 133.78 kilometers per hour.(83.127mph) The special, high-tech recumbent bike was a mutual project of the TU in Delft and the VU in Amsterdam. After a straight long ...

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World human powered vehicle speed record upped to 83.13mph - BikeRadar.com

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World human powered vehicle speed record upped to 83.13mph
BikeRadar.com
A team of Dutch students have set a new world record for the fastest unpaced cyclist in a human powered vehicle, clocking 133.78kmh (83.13mph) in their VeloX3 fully faired recumbent. The record also initially chased by Graeme Obree and his Beastie bike, was taken at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge at Battle Mountain in Nevada, USA.

Sebastiaan Bowier piloted the aero recumbent, which was designed and built as a joint project between students from Delft University and Amsterdam's VU University.

During the record attempts, the team used computer simulations to forecast how fast the bike should travel at certain power outputs. The teams also found that the aero shell – painted in a super-smooth, lightweight paint used on F1 cars – deformed slightly when it was being pedalled hard.

When they corrected the issue for the final run, which started with an 8km run in and measurement taking place over the 200m stretch of road, they broke the existing record, held by Canadian Sam Whittingham, by 0.6km/h....



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High Tech Bike Sets New World Record, Reaches Speeds Exceeding 80 MPH ... - Internati



High Tech Bike Sets New World Record, Reaches Speeds Exceeding 80 MPH ...
International Business Times
The recumbent bike, where the cyclist is in a reclining position, was developed by Delft University of Technology and VU University Amsterdam, located in the Netherlands. The VeloX3 was pedaled by Sebastiaan Bowier, the team spent the six days trying ...
Cyclist Sebastiaan Bowier Breaks Speed RecordSky News

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Cyclist Sebastiaan Bowier Breaks Speed Record - Sky News



Cyclist Sebastiaan Bowier Breaks Speed Record
Sky News
Sebastiaan Bowier breaks the bicycle world speed record ... The recumbent bike used by Mr Bowier was designed by students at the Delft University of Technology and VU University Amsterdam and was tested in a wind tunnel before taking to the track.

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83 MPH Recumbent Bike Tears Up Battle Mountain - Gas 2.0



83 MPH Recumbent Bike Tears Up Battle Mountain
Gas 2.0
Earlier this month, a group of recumbent bike enthusiasts made their way out into the open roads of Battle Mountain, Nevada to see how fast they could push their pedal-powered machines. Draped in slick, slippery, composite aero shells, these recumbents ...


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