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On 11 July 2017, 24-year-old Amanda Coker set a new "Fastest completion of 100,000 miles by bicycle record, doing so in 423 days. Coker's record improved by 77 days on Tommy Godwin's prior record of 500 days set in May 1940.
If a climber starts their journey at an elevation of 1,000 feet (300 m), their CAG is 4,000 feet (1,200 m) by the time they reach the first summit (i.e. 5,000 ft less 1,000 ft). They then drop down to the 2,000 feet (610 m) low point between the summits and have to gain another 3,000 feet (910 m) to get to the top of the second summit.
Reducing the weight of the bike + rider by 1 kg would increase speed by 0.01 m/s at 9 m/s on the flat (5 seconds in a 32 km/h (20 mph), 40-kilometre (25 mile) time trial). The same reduction on a 7% grade would be worth 0.04 m/s (90 kg bike + rider) to 0.07 m/s (65 kg bike + rider).
An electronic odometer (below speedometer) with digital display showing 91,308 miles (146,946 km) from a Jeep Grand Cherokee (WJ). An odometer or odograph is an instrument used for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle, such as a bicycle or car.
The data mile is used in radar-related subjects and is equal to 6,000 feet (1.8288 kilometres). [90] The radar mile is a unit of time (in the same way that the light year is a unit of distance), equal to the time required for a radar pulse to travel a distance of two miles (one mile each way). Thus, the radar statute mile is 10.8 μs and the ...
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A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A bicycle rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe. By the early 21st century there were more ...
Garnacho’s bicycle kick shared striking similarities with Rooney’s iconic overhead goal against Manchester City in 2011, but United manager Erik ten Hag was quick to play down any comparisons ...