Neil Campbell is looking to break another world cycling record. (Cody Jenkins via SWNS)
By Dean Murray
A British cyclist will attempt to break world records by traveling at over 200mph on a bicycle.
Neil Campbell already holds the men's Guinness World Record for fastest bicycle speed in a slipstream, having reached 174.339 mph, but will try to surpass that mark in Arkansas on October 5.
He also aims to break the overall speed record of 183.931 mph, achieved by Denise Mueller-Korenek in 2018.
He achieved his previous feat in 2019 while riding behind a modified race truck that provided the slipstream, similar to the riders in the Tour de France.
(Cody Jenkins via SWNS)
To help facilitate his new record attempt, he will be supported by a special truck driven by multiple world record-holders Rick Lind from South Carolina.
Ahead of the bid, Campbell and his team conducted wind tunnel tests with the pace car in North Carolina in August, analyzing airflow at extreme velocities.
His new competition machine has been purposeâbuilt for the challenge, fitted with motorcycle wheels, brakes, a parachute for stopping, and a complex drive system capable of turning the huge gears required to sustain such motion.
The attempt will take place on a closed course in Arkansas, where Campbell will seek not only to extend his own record, but also to achieve one of the most audacious milestones in cycling history.