Markus Stöckl

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Markus 'Max' Stöckl is an Austrian racing cyclist, mainly occupied with mountainbike racing, who is known for establishing the world speed record on a mountainbike.[1]

[edit] World speed records

On September 14, 2007, Stöckl rode his mountainbike down the ski slope of La Parva, Chile. The slope is 1,6 kilometers long with a decline of 45 degrees. He reached the speed of 210,4 km/h, 23 km/h faster than his own old record from eight years earlier. A lot of preparations went into the record attempt, but still some difficulties were met. His aerodynamic helmet fogged up while practicing, so Stöckl decided to hold his breath during his 40 seconds lasting record attempt.

The cyclist has declared that his new aim for 2008 will be to break the speed record for prototype bicycles , which is set at 222 km/h by Eric Baronès.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Speeden met een tweewieler" (2007-09-20). Metro: 1.  (Dutch)
  2. ^ Braking is for chickens, 2007, <http://www.redbull.com/en/ArticlePage.1190295572051-990832854.0/htmlArticlePage.action>. Retrieved on 20 September 2007 
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