Fred Rompelberg
Fred Rompelberg (born 30 October 1945 in Maastricht) is a Dutch cyclist who is mainly known for taking several attempts to break the Absolute World Speed Record Cycling. On 3 October 1995 he cycled behind a motor dragster on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, with a speed of 268.831 kilometers an hour (167.044 mph). He beat the previous record of 245 km/h held by John Howard which was obtained in 1985 at the same location in Utah. The relevant world record was broken anew in 2018 by Denise Mueller-Korenek who reached a speed of 296.009 km/h.[1]
During the seventies, eighties and nineties, Rompelberg was mostly active as a stayer. Among his victories was the Dutch Championship in 1977.
Nowadays Rompelberg is into cycling holidays on Majorca, Spain. He is married and has two daughters.[2]
Successes
- 11 world records,
- 12 European records,
- 7 wins in bicycle road races,
- Dutch champion on a bicycle behind heavy motorcycles, many victories behind heavy motorbikes on bicycle routes,
- Current holder of the hour against the clock world record behind heavy engines with 86.449 km / h
- Current holder of the 100 km world record behind heavy engines with 1h 10 '363/100'
- The Absolute Speed World Record Cycling behind a dragster on a dried up American salt flat with 268,831 km / h.
See also
References
- ^ "Cycling land speed record smashed on Bonneville Salt Flats". BikeRadar. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ Official web site. fredrompelberg.com