Dutch cycling champion trying to attack women’s speed record: 122 km/u
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Iris Slappendel, Dutch champion on the road in 2014, will try to attack in September with Aniek Rooderkerken, the women’s speed record in the Nevada desert. This world record currently stands at 122 km / h. This was announced by the Human Power Team TU Delft and VU University Amsterdam on social media.
strong couple
Slappendel and Rooderkerken were selected from a pool of 35 candidates. That happened among other things, by intensive simulations of the record attempt at the VU University Amsterdam. Rooderkerken: “It’s still unreal. Certainly with Iris Slappendel, quite the name! “</ Em> Slappendel stopped earlier this year as a professional cyclist and sees this project as a challenge for 2017.
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World Human Powered Speed Challenge
In September travels the team to the Nevada desert (USA), where each year teams from all over the world gather for the World Human Powered Speed Challenge. Here can accelerate man and machine on an eight kilometer long straight surface, after which the final rate is measured over a 200 meter long section control. The current women’s record since 2010 with 121.81 km / h is in the hands of the French Barbara Buatois.