Fred Rompelberg (born 30 October 1945, in

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) is a Dutch cyclist who is mainly known for taking several attempts to break the Absolute World Speed Record Cycling. On 3 October 1995 he cycled behind a motor dragster on the Bonneville Salt Flats in

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, with a speed of 268.831 kilometers per hour (167.044 mph). He beat the previous record of 245 km/h held by

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which was obtained in 1985 at the same location in Utah. The relevant world record was broken anew in 2018 by

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who reached a speed of 296.009 km/h. During the seventies, eighties and nineties, Rompelberg was mostly active as a stayer. Among his victories was the Dutch Championship in 1977. Nowadays Rompelberg is into cycling holidays on

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. He is married and has two daughters. Rompelberg became a professional cyclist in 1971 and still had a professional license in 2010, making him the oldest active professional cyclist in the world at that time.

Successes

* 11 world records, * 12 European records, * 7 wins in bicycle road races, * Dutch champion on a bicycle behind heavy motorcycles, many victories behind heavy motorbikes on bicycle routes, * Current holder of the hour against the clock world record behind heavy engines with 86.449 km / h * Current holder of the 100 km world record behind heavy engines with 1h 10 '363/100' * The Absolute Speed World Record Cycling behind a dragster on a dried up American salt flat with 268.831 km / h.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rompelberg, Fred Dutch male cyclists 1945 births Living people Sportspeople from Maastricht Cyclists from Limburg (Netherlands)

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