Dutch cyclist claims new world speed record in Nevada - Video
19.9.2013

Dutch cyclist Sebastiaan Bowier claims to have broken the record for the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Nevada.

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.
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