World Human Powered Vehicle Championships
A heady mix of Lycra, adrenaline and sweat was on show at the annual World Human Powered Vehicle Championships in Kent, Southern England.
Over 100 riders from around the globe who crave speed and performance attended these annual Championships that were held at Betteshanger Park; a former colliery spoil tip in Kent.
As well as speed there is a genuine desire to push the boundaries of design in recent years, which has led to an upsurge in recumbent bicycles. The low centre of gravity, increased stopping power and overall improved aerodynamic position make these recumbent bikes an exciting vehicle to race.
Drone footage courtesy of www.laidbackbikereport.com
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Can I just say a massive thank you to you for not adding music to this. It was perfect !
@joeterp5615
Жыл бұрын
Yes! This video was so peaceful. I loved hearing the sounds of these vehicles going by. I found this so soothing.
@teijaflink2226
10 ай бұрын
You really got the feeling of how fast they went
The two wheeled velomobiles move like fish in water perfect shape
"How much aerodynamics you need?" "YES"
Girlfriend: He’s probably out cheating on me Him and the bois:
At 3:20 I love how the guy in the white bike passes those guys like a boss!
@thomaslong8448
4 ай бұрын
It's a girl.
Nice camera work, drone footage was added bonus! They sound like motorway traffic with the velomobiles wizzing by .
The sheer speed of these velo's give me an adrenaline boost. Love it there is no attention towards speeds and who won, this is about the atmosphere of passion.
@ZesPak
Ай бұрын
The sensation of going fast is also a lot higher as you're lower to the ground. Similarly how a go cart at 30km/h feels fast.
Great footage! Nice job! I really had the feeling to be there. For once, not boring too look. Even, very ebtertaining. I want to jump in my velomobil now!! Thanks!
Fantastic video, loads of great footage, many thanks!
That was fantastic, great work.
I can’t be the only one who thinks these things look hilarious. But also really cool at the same time
@Jerre27
2 жыл бұрын
Got a waw Carbon Velomobile, easy riding at 35 km/h, with some effort 45 km/h and i'm not a trained rider.
Nice work. Great video that captured the atmosphere of the weekend.
That looks like so much fun!
Nice footage! Thanks.
I wish we would use these for transit and grocery better. The world would change. Those velos cruise!!!
@TheSteinbitt
3 жыл бұрын
Why not just use a regular bike? These seem massively inconvenient, hot, cramped and poor visibility.
@thedigitalmelon7326
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheSteinbitt These are probably more aerodynamic.
Recumbent race!! Never knew they had such race
The future of racing
Looks like such a blast! Would love to have a Velomobile... have to be satisfied with my catrike for now.
Very nice video! Thanks!
I'd love to do this!
Excellent job filming and editing...you feel like you were there..
What was the distance ? What was the time of the winner ? And the time of the slowest ?
Thanks
There seems to be an audible difference between sounds of the different type vehicles as they pass the microphone. Really interesting.
@Britclip
Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed, a fascinating aspect of the event.
This is the quietest action I've seen in my life. Could get used to it. Would pair greatly with a cup of tea.
If people used human powered vehicles like these to get to work, we would all be a lot fitter. Perhaps some can have battery inside to help a bit over long distance.
@icantseethe7680
3 жыл бұрын
smart
@mootoast8614
3 жыл бұрын
😀😀😃😃😃👍👍👍🧠🧠🧠🧠
@Heavywall70
3 жыл бұрын
I agree totally. There is no free lunch in regard to energy sources for cars and trucks Doing the moving ourselves is the only answer I believe.
@saltboy4841
2 жыл бұрын
Lots of velomobiles have a battery, and are used as daily commuters, they're very interesting :)
@FSniffer
2 жыл бұрын
In the netherlands most people use bicycles
Good show
I love the sound of all the wrenches flying getting ready for the race. These men and women mean business.
I love these machines and I love the footage that demonstrates just how crazy fast the fairings make a typical recumbent. It seems the two wheeled versions are the best mechanical option for outright speed Just as the first fellow said he was an average rider I was just wondering what a Cavendish or a Sagan could do in one of these. I’d venture they’d need slightly better tyre tech to handle the force a top flight cyclist could generate in corners
@Britclip
3 жыл бұрын
I like the idea of a Cavendish v Sagan race. Thanks for your comment.
@TimpBizkit
10 ай бұрын
I want to see what speed it would do with a high output mid drive motor.
I took part in a HPV race in the 1980's on a Trice recumbent. That was in Lancaster, we rode there from Leeds and did a bit of camping on the way. Great adventure! Faired two wheelers are the fastest, tricycles more comfortable when touring.
@Victor-my1hi
Жыл бұрын
Thats what I tought too, I wouldn't give up the comgort of the trike for some extra speed :))
Fantastic. They look so beautiful. One overtook my wife and I on our tandem when we were in France a few years ago on the cycle track between Caan and Ouistreham - left us for dead :). A hillier course might have been revealing. My main reservation about recumbents is that, when touring, you get a better view of the ditch than the scenery over the hedges but they are wonderful machines none the less.
@richeeg3271
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think that's the main problem, if you were to commute using them
@Bobbylegs37
Жыл бұрын
Not true with a high racer recumbent. I ride mine to work when I can (19.6 km), and I'm just as high up as a tucked upright cyclist. It's easy to lean up and balance as well, just check out Volae and Bacchetta stick bikes.
Awesome!
That was a great weekend and roasting hot!!
@Britclip
Жыл бұрын
It was really hot - good times.
looks like that red bull competition, but these vehicles are legit, I would love to drive one of those
I liked this but was wondering where it was, then I cottoned on it was less than 8 miles from me at the old Betteshanger Colliery site, I had never been there but will visit it soon.
@Britclip
2 жыл бұрын
It’s an good place Graham.
This was fun.
I think Bradley Wiggins, talking about the Tour de France, said 'All i have to do is go out and produce 300 Watts for seven hours'. I think we should have a unit of energy named in honour of Bradley Wiggins, so a third of a kilowatt is a 'Brad' or a 'Wigg'. It would help all of us understand how addicted to cheap energy we have become, that a top athlete can barely keep a TV running. We might ask, 'How many Brads does it take to keep a typical SUV doing 70 mph down a motorway'? Keeps our choices of lifestyle in perspective.
The engineering is impressive.
This is what Tour de France should be. The upright bike old school limitation is ridiculous.
@A.J.1656
Жыл бұрын
The fact that they have rules about the angle of the saddle goes to show they have way over regulated the sport. They should only have 3 rules: must be two wheels, must have brakes, must be powered solely by the rider.
@yukiko_5051
2 ай бұрын
Recumbent suck on climbing, which is the most popular part of Tour de France
Pretty sure the world championship of human powered vehicles is just… *The Tour de France*
Amazing humans, amazing machines, amazing weather!
If you enjoyed this then look up the Battle Mountain Challenge.
I guess no one had a desire to know how long the race was, how long it took, and who won.
@arnemadsen4556
3 жыл бұрын
I thougt the same...why should it interest people how fast they go, who is the best riders, are they all running in the same class (2 and 3-wheelers, and with or without aero-cover) and that kind of things.....
@funquay2219
2 жыл бұрын
@@arnemadsen4556 It's not the winning, it's the taking part that counts!
@RoadWarrior427
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly right, I was waiting to find out which vehicle was fastest, how fast they were going etc. As someone new to recumbents I'm wanting to learn everything I can about them.
@bonerici
Жыл бұрын
I thought it was excellent. You can look up the times and the race, it's all online. This is about capturing the ambience.
@marchellochiovelli7259
Жыл бұрын
@@funquay2219 No... It's about winning. Only losers say what you say.
Great Fun
It’d be interesting to see an average dude in one of these recumbents race against Evenepoel on a 40k TT
Cool
It would be good to know how far the race actually was!
@nicknelson9450
Жыл бұрын
And how fast
Good
This is the quietest car racing I've ever watched.
@Britclip
2 жыл бұрын
Good aren't they?
Who was the guy in the orange and blue velomobile without a head bubble? Just had a clear nose. Looked like they might have been second to hear the bell. I'd like to try and find more details on their velomobile.
@sebastianziegler2749
2 жыл бұрын
Did somebody now what kind of velomobile is was?
On 2:47, it suprised me, as this PURPL one was different from the others, as it only had 2 wheels, and was going faster as well.
@nicksutton2964
Жыл бұрын
That was Steve Slasher Slade in his Beano. He was World Champ a couple of times I think. In this race, he was faster than all but one, another 2-wheeled missile, white, called Peregrine on a Birk (PoB) and piloted by Charles Henry. I wish I could have been there to watch them.
Wow. I like the 2 wheeler streamlined one. (3:01) I think it looks great. Just curious, has anyone used one of these 2 wheels recumbents on a busy street or in a city?
@richeeg3271
Жыл бұрын
I think some of them have extra parking wheels (I don't think the race versions do, though). Without them you're screwed while waiting on the red light
Where is this event held ? Is there a website for more info and events 😊😊
Интересный спорт,с удовольствием бы посоревновался.
Hello all, looking for help. I am a former cycling now ultra runner looking into trikes. I have attached a video. Question is if you took the guys in that video and replaced the bikes with trikes and took out the cornering would those guys be able to do those speeds or anything close to them? I use the video only as an example of the level of rider and the flat land. The type of trike would be something like the ICE VTX. @ Thank you so much for your time and help Be well
Wow
Does anybody know, how the small auxilary wheels on a full covered single track velomobile are working ?
Do they come with A.C.
Who won?
How well do these hold up against some Tour de France riders?
Are you allowed to draft?
Anyone ever find out the distance of this race and what the winning time was? 🤔
Does anybody know with the two wheelers: are they built on existing recumbents or are they spec built?
@nicksutton2964
Жыл бұрын
The first and second-place two-wheelers are quite different. The brown Beano is a monocoque carbon/kevlar shell with the mechanics glued/bonded inside and the lid sealed shut with adhesive tape. It is front-wheel drive. The white (winner in this race) is a carbon shell mounted on a recumbent called the Birk Comet. It is rear-wheel drive with proper suspension.The bike is called Peregrine on a Birk or just PoB. It can be used on public roads (in less busy areas I would say) because it is easy to get in and out (the whole top half hinges forward and you can step in easily) and has doors that open on the bottom for your feet to touch the ground when you are stationary. I think you can still buy the PoB but the Beano probably not.
They need a playing card clipped to the frame and vibration on the spokes so we hear them coming.
Interesting that there are two basic design concepts that are used. First is two wheels (faster and less stable) versus three. Second is open cockpit (lighter bus less aerodynamic) versus fairing. I expect that eventually there will be an “optimum design choice will come to dominate.
@kevinmithnick9993
11 ай бұрын
I think I would sacrifice aerodynamic for cooling
How do stop on 2 wheel velo mobile without falling?
@FatBug12
3 жыл бұрын
@Sen Se seriously?
The UCI has a lot to explain. I wonder which of these designs would have won out if the UCI wasn't such a geriatric meddling bunch. 3:00 I've never seen a two wheel fully enclosed recumbent, that seems insane.
How can the ones riding what seems like a regular bike but just sitting supine be faster than a standard road racing bike?
Who all are here after spotting it in Bangalore😍
What are the numbers on the speed benefits in the two wheelers vs the three wheelers? How does watts translate to kph in comparison?
@Britclip
4 жыл бұрын
No idea.
@replikvltyoutube3727
4 жыл бұрын
Idk about watts but two wheelers have much lower resistence both because only 2 wheels touch the ground and their body or shell if you wish is much narrower
The next race when?
@Britclip
2 жыл бұрын
Not sure - it does depends on this pesky pandemic.
Mad Max 6 ?
Cooling the body would be an issue in a full fairing ?
@mlee6050
2 ай бұрын
What I heard is 10c warmer than outside but depends on velomobile as some have great vents and visor to keep you cool, main downside is sitting in sweat
looks like a flying shoe 3:30 😂
Human power car bike, i've never seen before
@Britclip
3 жыл бұрын
Great aren't they?
So how do you stop the two wheel closed ones?
@kudosbudo
3 жыл бұрын
You don't unless you can be caught by somebody haha!
@g0tfrohwned
3 жыл бұрын
Needs retractable "landing gear" like an airplane :^)
The competition is called "Suck it, UCI!"
These bikes are beautiful ... where form is dictated by function mmmmmmmmm if only i could afford one lol
Gosh! I want one :) Are these wonderful things road legal in the UK?
@Britclip
3 жыл бұрын
Not sure - best check with these guys - www.bhpc.org.uk/
@archie8788
3 жыл бұрын
@@Britclip thank you
@cedriclynch
Жыл бұрын
They are road legal in the UK if they conform to the rules (mainly about brakes) that apply to a bicycle or tricycle (as the case may be). Although it is not a legal requirement at the moment it would obviously be advisable to arrange for a way give turn signals if you cannot stick your arm out of the vehicle.
with that weather i prefer without those covers
Let’s make f1 recumbents a thing
-Hops on regular road bike and smokes them all
😅😊nice👍😊😅dude🎉🎉😅
😂👍型设计
ei como en las caricaturas
Being so much more efficient and faster it's surprising racing these is such a tiny sport compared to standard bike racing , for recreation normal bikes are better in quite a few ways though, I'd imagine these would be difficult to ride in a strong side wind
This is the Dad Bod Tour de France.
that bell is annoying. good job, all racers!
How many bikes are there? If it’s less that 200 it’s not the worlds largest.
@casualguy393
2 жыл бұрын
This one has only the fastest riders who are up for the challenge. There was no limit to entry, so it is valid.
the wheels make them sound like engine noise
This video is what rush hour in the real world should look like, instead of thousands of fat people riding to work in 4,000 pound vehicles, with just one person in each car.
@smartcatcollarproject5699
3 жыл бұрын
The problem would be strong lateral wind, or heavy rain, not to speak about snow... True that the SUV trend is offsetting any progress achieved with more efficient ICE's and electrical vehicles, when it comes to save energy and the environment.
@wiegraf9009
Жыл бұрын
@@smartcatcollarproject5699 lateral wind is not such a big issue in these vehicles. Snow can be dealt with as has been shown in Sweden I believe. Heavy rain would probably be the biggest issue but it's not a good enough reason to go with cars as a primary mode of transformation.
I rarely see recumbents anymore. I never encountered one going any faster than an ordinary bike. It's not the recumbent, it's the recumbent rider, lol.
Who won tho? i mean who came first?
I just looked up the cost of the bike that finished 2nd. It can be yours for only $37,800 USD.
Es injusto...debe haber 2 categorías, aerodinámica y convencional ó abierta. Ví muchos aerodinámicos que frenaron para dar espacio a los convencionales
They started before "go"
When roadie meet indy ....say hello to the peapod bicycle ......swoosh
It's a bike race.
The following link is one team’s experience at the Final round of the Australian HPV series, a 24 hour race held at Sturt Reserve Murray Bridge South Australia. With over 200 HPVs from Schools and private teams competing in different classes. kzread.info/dash/bejne/paaHrKmPe6uWYtI.html
its like a formula one race but slower and funnier