Attempting to Launch a Plane by Bike

Nine Riders. One Airplane. A World First. Nine riders from Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe just made history, becoming the first cyclists to tow a plane into flight using pure human power. The team hit 54km/h and averaged 650 watts over a 90-second all-out effort to launch pilot Andy Hediger and his airplane into the sky. Engineering mastermind Dan Bigham guided the operation as the riders stayed locked together in a specially designed harness, holding a perfectly straight line while delivering maximum power. The challenge? Balancing the forces between all nine cyclists to keep the group unified during the intense effort. A groundbreaking moment where cycling meets aviation—powered entirely by human effort. The riders: Florian Lipowitz Callum Thornley Davide Donati Nico Denz Jordi Meeus Tim Van Diyke Laurence Pithie Gijs Schoonvelde Adrien Boichis #roadcycling #redbullbike #pelotontakeoff ---- Subscribe to Red Bull Bike on Youtube: https://win.gs/SubRedBullBike Get the FREE Red Bull TV apps for all your devices: http://onelink.to/yfbct7 Watch Red Bull TV: https://win.gs/WatchRBTVBike See into our world: http://goo.gl/J49U Follow Red Bull Bike on: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@redbullbike Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redbullbike/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedBullBike/