Sam Whittingham
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Sam Whittingham and his Varna Diablo
Sam Whittingham is a Canadian cyclist who has held several world records on recumbent bicycles.
As of 2004, he holds the following records under the sanction of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association:
- The 200 m flying start (single rider): 130.36 km/h (81.00 mph) on 2002-10-05.
- The 500 m flying start (single rider): 100.32 km/h (62.34 mph) on 1999-07-30. (Note: this record was surely broken during Whittingham and other riders' attempts on the 1000 m record.)
- The 1000 m flying start (single rider): 128.40 km/h (79.79 mph) on 2001-10-06.
- The 1 mile flying start (single rider): 126.55 km/h (78.64 mph) on 2001-10-06.
- The hour record: 84.215 km (52.33 miles) on 2004-07-31.
In 1993 he also held the record for the 200 m flying start (multiple rider).
External links
- IHPVA records (http://www.ihpva.org/hpva/hpvarech.html)