Cyclevision 2010 Six Hour race - view from the back of a Sinner Mango velomobile

[corrannz]

Great video and sound track David!! I've never done a recumbent race before but after seeing this I'm inspired to take part in Cycle Vision 2011! Thanks for posting.

[fjcblk]

Awesome video David. A speedy Mango point of view on miracle Cure music (one of my favourites). Thanks for drawing attention to your video channel this afternoon!

[MewFushisDad]

Are the two brother really named Bentlage?

[DavidHembrow]

@MewFushisDad Indeed they are. Their names are Ulrich Bentlage and Heinz Bentlage.

[MewFushisDad]

@DavidHembrow Very Cool. I guess it was destined that they would be riding a "bent" with a name like that.

I've just watched your video twice. Awesome footage and awesome music. I'm going to have to listen to more of the Cure.

David

[pseudotruth]

Thank you for this David. A really excellent video, and a good sound-track.

[pachauer]

Hi David, thanks for this great Video!!

[mbeyst]

hi I am the wobbly bloke on the M5 high racer who drafted you for a while. Interesting insig t it never feels like I'm wobbing that much when I'm riding.

[DavidHembrow]

@mbeyst Hi Martin, good to hear from you. You featured quite a lot in the raw video. I guess in the first part of the race (the battery only lasted for an hour and a half) I was just the right speed for you.

[HLaB75]

Just read that one of the competitors did 31.11mph (50.05kph) average for the 187.96 miles (302.5km), amazing !

[DavidHembrow]

@HLaB75 Indeed, but that wasn't enough for first place. The winner did 322.5 km - an average of 53.6 km/h ( 33.3 mph ) for the six hours. You can see him go past me at 9:46 in the video.

[HLaB75]

@DavidHembrow Wow

[MewFushisDad]

David

That was a fantastic video! To see how Lee passed you and then to see Ymte, Daniel and Wulf go by, it was spine tingling.

Just trying to think of riding like you did for 6 hours makes my mind spin.

Great Job. On the track and with the video.

David

[fardsmobile]

Image quality is great!

you really did get off to a good start David

[DavidHembrow]

@fardsmobile Thanks. It was a great race. Good to see you there, btw, as well as the other's who came across the North Sea to take part.

[xlnetwork]

That's a good angle, not too much sky and enough road. The track is wide and has no sharp corners, looks great. The guy in the red and white 'Kuifje' (Tintin) bike at 9:20 is David Verbroeken (I think).

Btw. good music, suits the video...

[cyclenut]

Yesterday it rained.. I had to ride 15 miles and then back the same 15. I rode my Dutch bike, with German lights wearing an English cycling rain cape.. The rain was heavy and the wind gusted upto 15mph. At the end of the 30 miles I was soaked.. Even though I enjoyed the ride, all I could think about is having a velomobile....

Great Video!!!!

[DavidHembrow]

@cyclenut I've been riding exactly the same Mango to work this week, through rain. I know just what you mean. It makes a huge difference to be out of it.

[covidiu]

That looks pretty fast. What is your average speed in that thing?

[DavidHembrow]

@covidiu My average was 39.1 km/h over the six hours of the race. See the blog post for more details.