Why would someone travel over 11,000 kilometres from his home in Austria to the Atacama region in Chile just to career down a mountain on a bike?
For a world record, of course!
That was the case for 42-year- old Austrian downhill biking expert Markus ‘Max’ Stockl who achieved just that by becoming the fastest man on a bike.
His V-Max project came to fruition with a speed of 167,6 km/h being recorded around midday on 13 December 2016 on the 1200-metre long slope.
His six-person team took some spectacular images back home along with their pride at creating a new world record.
Enough said! Watch the video to see just how immense Stockl’s feat is.
