Awards
What do you get when you combine the worlds fastest bike, the strongest female recumbent cyclist and a very fast test track?
About 82.235 km and a new women’s world record by nearly 9km!
Barbara Buatois of France set off at about 6pm under slightly windy, cool and cloudy conditions in the Varna Tempest. 60min later it was all over just as the heavens opened and wind really picked up. Barbara was not even sure she had completed the hour as the rain and precipitation inside the bike had completely obscured here vision of both the track and of her timing clock.
This distance would have been enough to beat the out right men’s record only a few years ago. In fact, I believe this makes Barbara the 5th fastest hour rider of all time.
Sam Whittingham was scheduled to start after this along with the other male contenders, but the weather turned from bad to worse and the evening racing was called off. Look to some stellar times tomorrow or Sunday.
More results and picture should be available shortly on the official event Website.
July 18th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Congratulation to Barbara and the whole Varna team!
What a fantastic record! Good luck to all in the days remaining, I wish I were there to cheer you on for each lap.
Be safe and I know you will have a great time.
Many thanks to Mike Mowett and the Michigan HP club for all their hard work to make this event a reality.
Al Krause
EVP IHPVA
IHPVA.ORG
July 21st, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Congratulations Barbara! Wonderful performance!
Carole is totally stoked!
Carole and George Leone