ARION5
The ULV Team have two returning riders for the ARION5; Ken and Yasmin. Yasmin successfully broke the female multitrack World Record, with an impressive speed of 56.42 mph in September 2019!
ARION4
ARION4 took a slightly different approach to high speed human powered vehicles. The ARION4 handbike was ridden by paralympian Karen Darke MBE and hand cyclist Ken Talbot in 2018.
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Karen Darke MBE200m, 5 mile flying start world record holder with a speed of 46.54 mph. 600m acceleration world record holder with a speed of 30.30 mph. |
Ken Talbot200m, 5 mile flying start world record holder with a speed of 51.58 mph. 600m acceleration world record holder with a speed of 33.81 mph. |
ARION3
The ULV Team had two returning riders for the ARION3. The returning male, Ken, broke his own British record, raising it to 77.4 mph. Yasmin raised the British female record up to 71.49 mph.However, both records were set under illegal wind speeds
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Ken BuckleyCurrent British male land speed record holder with a speed of 76.59 MPH. |
Yasmin TredellCurrent British female land speed record holder with a speed of 71.05 MPH. |
ARION2
The ULV Team had two riders for the ARION2. The returning male, Ken, broke his own British record, raising it to 76.59 mph. The new addition, Yasmin raised the British female record by 29 mph, up to 71.05 mph.
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Ken BuckleyCurrent British male land speed record holder with a speed of 76.59 MPH. |
Yasmin TredellCurrent British female land speed record holder with a speed of 71.05 MPH. |
ARION1
The ULV Team chose two male riders of the ARION1.
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Ken BuckleyCurrent British land speed record holder with a speed of 75.03 MPH. |
Dave CollinsSecond fastest British male with a speed of 70.02 MPH. Previous British land speed holder. |
The ULV Team have teamed up with leading sports scientists from Liverpool Hope University, who will help in the training and athletic development of the riders.