Éric Barone
French cyclist (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Éric Barone (born 4 November 1960 in Oyonnax, France) is a French cyclist. He holds the world downhill speed record for bicycle, on both snow and gravel.[1] On snow, his downhill speed record is 227.720 kilometres per hour (141.499 mph) achieved on 18 March 2017, on the speed snow track at Vars, France[2] while on gravel his downhill speed record is 172 kilometres per hour (107 mph),[3] achieved at the Cerro Negro volcano, in Nicaragua. His French nickname is "Baron Rouge", which means Red Baron.