Is John Howard the world record holder of speed on a bike? anyone know how he did it? towed behind a corvette? i am riding El Tour Tucson this weekend here is part of an email i received today.
I'll be riding El Tour with cycling legend John Howard, 18 time
National Masters Champion, 3-time Olympian, world class
cycling coach and the fastest cyclist alive (152 mph!), amongst
his other incredible accomplishments!
I found an article here after i posted, pedaled behind a rocket car on Utah flats
http://www.fitlinxx.com/Article.htm?id=161
I wonder hww big of chain rings he had and what kind of bike, anyone know?
On a bright day 15 years ago, when John Howard was 37 years old, he strapped on a helmet and cinched his feet tightly to the pedals of his bicycle. Howard gripped the custom handlebars tightly as he stared into the rocket thrusters of the sleek racecar that was barely a foot ahead of his front wheel. His incredible goal was to break the world speed record for bicycles by pedaling as fast as he could behind the rocket car as it streaked across the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
Once again, John Howard was taking it to the limit. The three-time member of the U.S. Olympic cycling team and world-class endurance athlete had already won the 1981 140-mile Ironman Triathlon world championship in Hawaii by swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles, and running 26.2 miles. He'd also placed second in the 1982 Race Across America, a non-stop bicycle race from Santa Monica to New York City. Not content to rest on his amazing laurels, the lanky Californian wanted to add the prestigious bike speed record to his long list of athletic accomplishments.
Howard risked his life that day as he furiously pedaled to a speed of 152 mph. He broke the speed record and was awarded the world title − an improbable record that remains unchallenged to this day.
In his fifties now, and in excellent physical shape, Howard coaches world-class athletes at his School of Champions in Encinitas, California. A motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Howard is always looking for ways to challenge himself, both mentally and physically. One of his primary interests these days is marketing the WaveWalker, a high-tech pedal-powered watercraft he designed more than a decade ago. Howard envisions Americans one day pedaling the WaveWalker across waterways as an effective and fun way to get an aerobic workout. In the accompanying exclusive FitLinxx interview, Howard talks about the powerful force of his ambitions.
I'll be riding El Tour with cycling legend John Howard, 18 time
National Masters Champion, 3-time Olympian, world class
cycling coach and the fastest cyclist alive (152 mph!), amongst
his other incredible accomplishments!
I found an article here after i posted, pedaled behind a rocket car on Utah flats
http://www.fitlinxx.com/Article.htm?id=161
I wonder hww big of chain rings he had and what kind of bike, anyone know?
On a bright day 15 years ago, when John Howard was 37 years old, he strapped on a helmet and cinched his feet tightly to the pedals of his bicycle. Howard gripped the custom handlebars tightly as he stared into the rocket thrusters of the sleek racecar that was barely a foot ahead of his front wheel. His incredible goal was to break the world speed record for bicycles by pedaling as fast as he could behind the rocket car as it streaked across the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
Once again, John Howard was taking it to the limit. The three-time member of the U.S. Olympic cycling team and world-class endurance athlete had already won the 1981 140-mile Ironman Triathlon world championship in Hawaii by swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles, and running 26.2 miles. He'd also placed second in the 1982 Race Across America, a non-stop bicycle race from Santa Monica to New York City. Not content to rest on his amazing laurels, the lanky Californian wanted to add the prestigious bike speed record to his long list of athletic accomplishments.
Howard risked his life that day as he furiously pedaled to a speed of 152 mph. He broke the speed record and was awarded the world title − an improbable record that remains unchallenged to this day.
In his fifties now, and in excellent physical shape, Howard coaches world-class athletes at his School of Champions in Encinitas, California. A motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Howard is always looking for ways to challenge himself, both mentally and physically. One of his primary interests these days is marketing the WaveWalker, a high-tech pedal-powered watercraft he designed more than a decade ago. Howard envisions Americans one day pedaling the WaveWalker across waterways as an effective and fun way to get an aerobic workout. In the accompanying exclusive FitLinxx interview, Howard talks about the powerful force of his ambitions.