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Bicycle World Speed Record 82.3mph

Sam Whittingham from British Columbia has become the world's fastest cyclist after hitting a cool 82.3 mph on his recumbent bicycle.Whittingham, who is a bike-builder by profession, has beaten his own record of 81.02 mph during a picture-perfect run through the desert during the World Human Powered Speed Challenge outside Battle Mountain, Nevada.

The biker, who has won the competition every year since its inception six years ago, took home the 26,748 dollars deciMach Prize for Human-Powered Speed after winning this year's event.

He made his record-setting run down Highway 305 just outside Battle Mountain on Thursday Sept. 18, 2008 during what could only be called perfect conditions. The course has a five-mile run-up and a 200 meter trap.

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