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| Denise Mueller-Korenek: Cycling world land speed record broken | Denise Mueller-Korenek: Cycling world land speed record broken |
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| A US woman has broken the long-standing cycling world land speed record. | |
| Denise Mueller-Korenek rode a custom bike at an average of 183.932 mph (296.010 km/h) across the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on 16 September. | Denise Mueller-Korenek rode a custom bike at an average of 183.932 mph (296.010 km/h) across the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on 16 September. |
| Following a racing car driver in a dragster, Mueller-Korenek smashed a world record of 167 mph that had stood since 1995. | Following a racing car driver in a dragster, Mueller-Korenek smashed a world record of 167 mph that had stood since 1995. |
| It was "crazy wild", she said, but "worth the sacrifice" of years spent training. | It was "crazy wild", she said, but "worth the sacrifice" of years spent training. |
| Mueller-Korenek now holds the land speed record for both genders as she already broke the women's record - 147 mph - in 2016. | Mueller-Korenek now holds the land speed record for both genders as she already broke the women's record - 147 mph - in 2016. |
| Currently, the men's and women's records are separate, but after Mueller-Korenek's feat, there are calls for the Guinness World Records to be unified and non-gender-specific. | Currently, the men's and women's records are separate, but after Mueller-Korenek's feat, there are calls for the Guinness World Records to be unified and non-gender-specific. |
| The previous 167 mph record was set by Dutchman Fred Rompelberg - also on the Bonneville Salt Flats. | The previous 167 mph record was set by Dutchman Fred Rompelberg - also on the Bonneville Salt Flats. |
| "It was a crazy wild ride to 183.9 mph, but so worth the sacrifice and years of focus on becoming the fastest human on a bicycle in the world," Mueller-Korenek said. "We weren't supposed to go more than 175." | "It was a crazy wild ride to 183.9 mph, but so worth the sacrifice and years of focus on becoming the fastest human on a bicycle in the world," Mueller-Korenek said. "We weren't supposed to go more than 175." |
| Mueller-Korenek released a video of the feat on her YouTube channel. | Mueller-Korenek released a video of the feat on her YouTube channel. |
| In order to reach her record-breaking speed, the former US national track, road and mountain bike champion, 45, was pulled along by tow rope at 100 mph, before being released to pedal herself. | In order to reach her record-breaking speed, the former US national track, road and mountain bike champion, 45, was pulled along by tow rope at 100 mph, before being released to pedal herself. |
| From that point she was riding in the slipstream of the dragster for 3.5 miles, achieving the record average of 183.9 mph over the last mile. | From that point she was riding in the slipstream of the dragster for 3.5 miles, achieving the record average of 183.9 mph over the last mile. |
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