Sam Whittingham is a

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who has held several world records on

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Records

, he held the following world records under the sanction of the

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: * The 200 m flying start (single rider, World Human Powered Speed Challenge, Battle Mountain, NV): 133.284 km/h (82.819 mph) on 2009-09-18. * First unpaced cyclist ever to break the deci-mach mark (1/10 the

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, World Human Powered Speed Challenge, Battle Mountain, NV): 132.50 km/h (82.33 mph) on 2008-09-18. To date (2021), only four other persons ( Sebastiaan Bowier, Andrea Gallo, Fabien Canal and Todd Reichert) have accomplished this milestone. * The 1000 m flying start (single rider): 128.40 km/h (79.79 mph) on 2001-10-06. * The 1 mile flying start (single rider): 126.55 km/h (78.64 mph) on 2001-10-06. * The

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: 90.724 km (56.373 mi) on 2009-07-17. In 1993 he also held the record for the 200 m flying start (multiple rider).

Designer

Sam Whittingham is founder, designer and builder for Naked Bicycles, a custom bicycle and accessory fabrication company based on

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, Canada. The company was originally named Forte bicycles before a name change in April 2006. Whittingham won the President's Award, the People's Choice Award and the Best of Show Award at the 2008 North American Handmade Bicycle Show in

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with an ornate fixed-gear bicycle that blended 1890s-style wooden rims and grips with modern hubs and a front disk brake. This bike was then sold to

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Personal life

Sam Whittingham is the grandson of screenwriter Jack Whittingham, who wrote the first

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/ref> He currently resides on Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada with his family of four.

External links

Naked Custom Bicycles, founded by Sam Whittingham

Fastest Bicycles: Top Speed and One Hour

* ttps://www.varnacycles.com Varna Cycles, manufacturer of world record setting human-powered vehicles

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