Spain’s Poncelet Achieves ‘Dream’ with Speed Record
- On September 22, Spanish downhill skateboarder Diego Poncelet set a new Guinness World Record, reaching 151.83 kilometers an hour on Route 362 in Les Eboulements, Quebec City, Canada.
- Poncelet sought to surpass the nine-year-old record held by British athlete Peter Connolly; he ultimately accepted Route 362 was a "miracle" despite widespread concerns about road deterioration.
- Collaborating with Prada Linea Rossa and Red Bull, Poncelet used a specially designed 14 kg skateboard with rubber-soled shoes to launch himself at full speed, with every component engineered to maximize performance.
- Describing the descent as "high-consequence meditation," Poncelet explained he enters a Zen-like state where his subconscious takes control because he cannot brake at those speeds without losing control.
- His accomplishment remained under wraps until Thursday, though Poncelet confirmed his objective was to "destroy" the nine-year-old record rather than simply break it by a small margin.
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The Spanish Diego Poncelet, 27, established a new world speed record on the downhill skateboard at 151.83 km/h during a descent in Canada. The mark was recorded on September 22 on the Route des Éboulements, in the Charlevoix region, in Quebec, the same road where the previous record had been established, but confirmed as a new record on this Thursday (15) by Guinness Book. See list of Brazilians: Rafael Câmara will be the first Northeastern to r…
Diego Poncelet is the fastest skateboarder in history. The 27-year-old athlete Red Bull has reached 151.83 km/h by swinging along the Route du Port of Les Éboulements, in Québec (Canada). A speed never reached before by a man standing on a skateboard, which is worth the title Guinness World Records. Poncelet is already [...] L'articolo Standing on a skateboard at over 150 km/h: the video of Diego Poncelet's new world record comes from Il Fatto Q…
Spain’s Poncelet achieves ‘dream’ with speed record
Spanish downhill skateboarder Diego Poncelet did not just want to set a standing world speed record; he wanted to know what it felt like going 150kph with no brakes.The two-time world champion finally achieved that goal on Sept. 22 in Canada when he reached a speed of 151.83kph, nine years after Pet
Diego Poncelet has become the fastest skater in the world. The 27-year-old athlete reached 151.83 kilometers per hour on a skateboard board and achieved a new official Guinness World Records title. He did so without motor or pedals: only with the momentum of gravity, a millimeterly studied posture and the wind in favor.The descent took place in mid-September on the Route du Port, a road closed to traffic in Les Éboulements, in the Canadian regio…
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