92^{432 km} - ONE hour

Every Year in September, cyclists from around the world will gather in Battle Mountain, Nevada on what is arguably the straightest, flattest, and smoothest road surface in the world. The 1’408m altitude road allows riders an acceleration zone of over 4 miles, enabling them to reach their maximum velocity before being timed over a 200 meter distance.

My personal opinion: Downhill 0.7%. So please, stop asking me about starting on such an event. One day probably I’ll try to brake the real 200m top-speed-record set by Damjan Zabovnik on the Dekra-Testoval: 107.2kmh

My proposal: Battle Mountain should be raced in two-way like Bonneville.

ps: I like Downhill, every winter in the Swiss Alps!

We are very happy to announce a new world record for the fastest hour on a HPV!

Rider: Francesco Russo
Vehicle: Eiviestretto
Distance: 91,556 km
Place: DEKRA Testoval, Klettwitz
Start time: August 2, 2011, 18:40

A more detailed report will follow once we are back in Switzerland. Right now we are still paaaaartying!

Our new speedbike is a cooperation between Damjan Zabovnik – EIVIE and Francesco Russo – RISTRETTO. The result is a streamliner, based on Damjans EIVIE 3. Frame, Wheels and Transmission are completely new designed. We tested the bike and are confident that our new team has a lot of potential.

More details about EIVIESTRETTO after the Dekra-event.