Dutch cyclist Sebastiaan Bowier breaks world speed record

Sebastiaan Bowier of the Netherlands claims that he has broken the record for the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Nevada, according to a report on BBC.

The recumbent bicycle, designed by Delft University and VU University Amsterdam, reached a speed 133.78 kilometres per hour (83.13 miles per hour) on a desert road in Nevada as Bowier rode it.

The wheels and frame of the bicycle are enclosed in a streamlined chassis which is coated with the same material as Formula 1 cars.

Bowier broke the previous record, which was held by Canada’s Sam Wittingham, by 0.5 kilometres per hour. Wittingham reached a speed of 133.28 kilometres per hour (82.82 mph) on a streamlined recumbent bicycle in 2009.