That is because of the fact that this race was not between two sports cars or supercars, but it was a cycle that took on a Ferrari.
Built by Arnold Neracher, the cycle shown above achieved a top-speed of mind-boggling 331Km/h in just 4.8 seconds! Yes you read it right, a cycle that goes faster than some of the most powerful cars out there in the market. The car it took on was a Ferrari F430 Scuderia, and within micro seconds, the cycle left the car way behind.
The cycle that you see in the video is definitely not an ordinary cycle, but a rocket-powered one. The cycle is fuelled by a mix of hydrogen peroxide and compressed air.
On November 7, 2014, Francois Gissy reached the speed of 207mph on the cycle developed by his friend Arnold Neracher at a racing circuit in France. With the new record, Gissy broke his previous best of 177.13mph.
Makers of this rocket-powered cycle will now be working on a new bicycle to beat their own record in 2015.
- NDTV