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Bruce Bursford (29 April 1958 - 9 February 2000) was a British sportsman who broke the record for the fastest speed on a bicycle on a treadmill at 334.6 km/h in 1996.〔http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AileenChou.shtml〕 He designed the bicycles Ultimate and Millennium.〔http://www.bikebrothers.co.uk/bruce.htm〕 == History == Bruce Bursford was a schoolboy cycling champion and claimed nine speed records. The idea for a bicycle to be made using the advanced materials and techniques usually found in aerospace and Formula 1 came from Bursford himself. In 1996 he achieved 334.6 km/h breaking the record by 88 km/h〔Clark, Liz. The Ultimate Bicycle. Britannia, 1996〕 on a rolling road in the Malcolm Campbell building〔http://www.independent.co.uk/news/pounds-1m-bike-breaks-record-by-going-nowhere-1597625.html〕 in Surrey, England. To achieve the speed, conditions were simulated whereby Burford was "towed" until he reached . The towline was then "released", and he was left to pedal. Bursford's speed was attained during a half-minute interval with him reaching in two seconds at the start of the attempt.〔http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/august95/30_8.html〕 This feat was achieved on his specially built bike called the Millennium Cycle. The record-breaking machine used silica tyres filled with helium and ceramic bearings designed to revolve with minimum friction.〔(Photo of Bruce and his bicycle )〕 Bursford's 'Ultimate' bike won him a Millennium Product Award. Uri Geller helped him train his mind during record bids. Bursford died in a collision with a van while training.〔BBC news http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/638297.stm Record-breaking cyclist killed〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bruce Bursford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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