on the Circuit Paul Ricard located at Le Castellet in South of France, I have reached a speed of 333 km/h on a rocket-propelled bicycle, after only 4.8 seconds of acceleration. A velocity of more than 300 km/h on a skinny and completely stripped bicycle, this is amazing, and a bit crazy! Who thought that one day a daredevil on a bicycle, with a rocket under the saddle, could travel the quarter mile in less than 7 seconds? – François Gissy
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This team from The Netherlands have built the world’s longest bicycle after previously setting a record for the longest tandem bicycle, too.
Ivan Schalk, Joost Sweep, Jimmy Vermeeren, Sander Vissers, Bas Zuidema, Steffie van de Riet, Daan Husson, Toine Kleemans, Jasper Korving and Op De Beek Hebben We De Langste were inspired by a longstanding interest in Guinness World Records and a desire to follow dreams and achieve something incredible.
The UCI Downhill World Cup made its way to Bielsko Biala in Poland for round 2! Check out the race highlights from a brand new venue, and a fresher than fresh new track which provided the battle ground for an intense round of the 2024 UCI Downhill World Cup season.
Stop number 2 of the 2024 World Cup DH season is done and dusted and Ben Cathro has some things to say about it. This is the story of Bielsko-Biala