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Why would someone travel over 11,000 kilometres from his home in Austria to the Atacama region in Chile just to career down a mountain on a bike? For a world record, of course! 42-year-old Austrian downhill biking expert Max Stöckl achieved just that by cycling down the gravel on his standard mountain bike after years of preparing for the feat. His V-Max project came to fruition with a speed of 167,6 km/h being recorded around midday on 13 December 2016 on the 1200-metre long slope. His six-person team took some spectacular images back home along with their pride at creating a new world record.



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hmm, maybe if his front wheel was running true he could have gone faster?

still an awesome achievement though. frikken maniac.

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Was this not done by Erik ( something ) Baron ? 

 

And on many mountains  but then he had that really bad crash?

 

 

Well done to this chap tho 

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don't quite see the point of this....but hey well done!

 

Looks like lots of room for improvement  (disk wheels, skinny handlebars, no drivetrain etc etc)

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umm why did he fall over at the end ?

 

I've done that before after a hectic run.

Just to breath and collect myself while i reflect on what a close call that was jumping off the pavement.

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Why would someone travel over 11,000 kilometres from his home in Austria to the Atacama region in Chile just to career down a mountain on a bike? For a world record, of course! 42-year-old Austrian downhill biking expert Max Stöckl achieved just that by cycling down the gravel on his standard mountain bike after years of preparing for the feat. His V-Max project came to fruition with a speed of 167,6 km/h being recorded around midday on 13 December 2016 on the 1200-metre long slope. His six-person team took some spectacular images back home along with their pride at creating a new world record.

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mmmm....... 

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