http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Dutch cyclist claims new world speed record in Nevada en Sun, 17 May 2026 12:17:52 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11168#post-125316 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:58:33 +0000 tarmac jockey 125316@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hope the Beastie boy is still in with a chance!</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-24133410" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-24133410</a><br /> Dutch cyclist Sebastiaan Bowier claims to have broken the record for the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Nevada.</p> <p>Riding a recumbent bike designed by the Delft University of Technology and the VU University Amsterdam, he reached a speed of 133.78 kilometres per hour (83.13 miles per hour) on a desert road in Nevada, United States. </p>