Jose Meiffret becomes the first person to reach 200 km/hr on a bicycle trailing in the slipstream of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing

Defining moments in races and records ---  

This is a crazy photo posted below. 200 km/hr is over 120 mph! On a bicycle?  Why not, motorcycles go that fast. but human powered.

125 years of Mercedes-Benz motorsport history include many surprising and special successes, whereby world speed records are just as much a part of this tradition as unparalleled racing victories. Such fantastic moments are born out of the will to compete. And right from the start, they serve as proof of the outstanding sporting and technical competence of the famous brand with the star.

High-performance automobiles bearing the famous star also contribute to other sporting records. In 1962, for example, racing cyclist José Meiffret becomes the first person to reach 200 km/h on a bicycle trailing in the slipstream of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing” (W 198), a good half a century after the Benz 200 hp record car becomes the first petrol-powered vehicle to cross this magical threshold.

In 1962, French racing cyclist José Meiffret becomes the first person to reach 200 km/h on a bicycle trailing in the slipstream of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing” (W 198) sporting an aerodynamic design.