Archive for the ‘Cycling’ Category
On an abandoned runway in France, Frenchman Francois Gissy set a world speed record Sunday by traveling 163.4 mph on a rocket-powered bicycle fueled by hydrogen peroxide, or the same ingredient used to bleach hair.
Gissy broke the old mark of 150.4 mph set in 2002. He used a specialized bike produced by Swiss company Exotic Thermo Engineering, which apparently couldn’t afford better video equipment to capture the record-setting moment. Nevertheless, one gets a … Pictures and more
Around the world on a unicycle: Man takes sport to extreme lengths with incredible collection of pictures from across the globe
Trekking across the world’s harshest and most remote regions sounds like a tough enough challenge – but imagine doing the whole thing on a unicycle.
Canadian Kris Holm has traversed the Great Wall of China, descended a 6000-metre volcano and braved the mountains of the Himalayas while riding on a single wheel … Pictures and more