HPV Hour record attempt by Francesco Russo

On August 11th and 12th 2007 on the 3km track of the CERAM Center in France, Francesco Russo tried to break the hour record in his Ristretto, a faired recumbent.

He failed twice due to fog in his fairing and to a puncture.

On July 30th, 2010, Francesco reached 84.345 km in one hour with the Ristretto.

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Les 11 et 12 août 2007, sur l'anneau de 3 km du CERAM à Mortefontaine, le suisse Francesco Russo a tenté de battre le record de l'heure de Sam Whittingham. A bord du Ristretto qu'il a conçu et réalisé, Francesco était sur de bonnes bases avec une vitesse de croisière de 86 km/h. Hélas, la buée sur sa verrière et des frottements au niveau des pneus conduisant à une crevaison l'ont empêché d'aller au bout.

Info : Le 30 juillet 2010, Francesco a roulé 84,345 km dans l'heure avec le Ristretto.

Video : Jean-Michel Joffre & Jean-Charles Gosselin

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• HPV
• VPH
• recumbent
• vélo-couché
• speed
• Human
• Powered
• Vehicule
• CERAM
• Francesco
• Russo
• hour
• record
• Ristretto
• France-HPV

[SpecialNedsKids]

nooo



[gfaehu23]

She's beautiful!

[Velotracer]

The rider is Much too thin for a flat time trial like this. Being lightweight is only helpful if one is climbing. They could have done far better if they would have chosen a professional time trial rider. I think Fabian Cancellara was racing then. They should have gotten him to do it.

[T1meW4st3d]

thats a fail...

[jonjlarson]

@codydorman420 he got up to 52.4 miles an hour...

[codydorman420]

im pretty sure i can go faster then that on a normal bike

[deezynar]

A small hole right in the front tip and another in the back would vent and not add drag.

[pabloyn11]

oye y q onda si pasa un tope



[randomizerman]

@MrHobiecat Tell her to tie a rope around the box next time, then she can go watch you tube with you starving in a box, JK.

[thegenrl]

yea you kinda need to go back to the drawing board. tape to hold it together and no venting? come on now.