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Hello Rob - 

RS> Snapple "Real Fact" #152: In 1985, the fastest bicyclist
RS> was clocked at 154 mph. 

http://www.geocities.com/vienna/strasse/3045/cycling/
guinness.htm

Highest Speed 1985:

The 24 hr record behind pace is 1958.196 km 1216.8 miles by
Michael Secrest at Pheonix International Raceway, AZ on 26-27
April 1990. The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle is
245.077 km/h 152.284 mph, by John Howard (USA) behind a
wind-shield at Boonneville Salt Flats, UT on 20 July 1985. It
should be noted that considerable help was provided by the
slipstreaming effect of the lead vehicle. 

http://fredrompelberg.com/en/html/algemeen/
Worldrecord/livinglegend.asp

Highest Speed 3 October 1995: 

Salt Lake City - USA, Challenging Absolute Worldspeedrecord
Cycling, the worldrecord was: 245,077 km/h, the new world
record is: Fred broke the worldrecord with 23 km/h, the
worldrecord is now: 268,831 km/h or 166,944 mph. 

HPV's: (human powered vehicles) 

Fastest Land world speed records for human-powered vehicles
(HPVs) 200 m flying start (single rider) are 105.383 km/h
65.484 mph by Fred Markham at Mono Lake, CA on 11 May 1986 and
101.25 km/h 62.92 mph (multiple riders) by Dave Grylls and
Leigh Barczewski at the Ontario Speedway, CA on 4 May 1980. The
one-hour standing start (single rider) is held by Fred Markham,
riding Garner Martin's Gold Rush, averaging a speed of 72 km/h
44.73 mph on 15 Sep 1989 at Michigan International Speedway,
Brooklyn Michigan n. Water cycle The Men's 2000 m 6,562 ft
(single ride) is 20.66 km/h 12.84 mph in Flying Fish by Steve
Hegg at Long Beach, CA on 20 July 1987. 

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