Fastest bicycle speed in a slipstream (male)

According to Official Guinness Records,

The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle is 268.831 km/h (166.944 mph) by Fred Rompelberg (Netherlands) behind a wind-shield fitted to a dragster car at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA on 3 October 1995. It should be noted that considerable help was provided by the slipstreaming effect of the lead vehicle.

For a complete list of 1995 records, please visit 1995 Guinness Records in United States.

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