Speed Record On A Bicycle
The record for the fastest speed on a bicycle is the fastest that a person could go on a two wheeled bicycle. The table below shows the records people have attained while riding bicycles.
| Name | Year | Speed | Type of record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Whittingham | 2009 | 133 km/h (83 mph) | Flat surface, unpaced |
| Barbara Buatois | 2010 | 121 km/h (75 mph) | Flat surface, unpaced (woman) |
| Fred Rompelberg | 1995 | 268 km/h (167 mph) | Flat surface, motor-paced |
| Bruce Bursford | 1996 | 334 km/h (208 mph) | Riding on a rolling road after being towed to 100 mph, on a custom made £1,000,000 bicycle |
| Markus Stöckl | 2011 | 164.95 km/h (102.50 mph) | Downhill on a volcano, on a serial production bicycle. |
| Eric Barone | 2002 | 172 km/h (107 mph) | Downhill on a volcano, on a prototype bicycle |
| Markus Stöckl | 2007 | 210.4 km/h (130.7 mph) | Downhill on snow, on a serial production bicycle |
| Eric Barone | 2000 | 222 km/h (138 mph) | Downhill on snow, on a prototype bicycle |
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