Descending The Stelvio at Night, No Hands, No Brakes

[Pierre]

I have to admit, a part of me thinks this guy has got some screws loose but another part of me thinks...that could be fun...

http://cyclingmagazine.ca/video/documentary-descending-the-stelvio-at-night-with-no-bars-brakes-or-lights/

[merckx]

At least one screw and several nuts missing.

[Lewis Moon]

At least one screw and several nuts missing.

No, the nuts are there...obviously, but the screws are definitely loose.

[weisan]

Balls of steel bolted down with titanium screws encapsulated in an aerodynamic carbon fiber shell.

[cp43]

The article seems to imply (at least how I read it) that there's already a world record for the "no handlebars, no lights at night descent of Stelvio". Am I reading that correctly? Have other people done this?

[tiretrax]

A few years ago, I watched a documentary about a man trying to hold the most records. He did so many inane things. Like many of the records in Guiness's book, often, I think "what's the point"?

[goonster]

OK, no brakes, but he slows the bike by dragging his shoe on the rear tire.

[franswa]

He should just do it on a fixed gear bike.

[Saint Vitus]

So the story is from last year in May, did he make it? lol He probably knows the course by heart and could do it blindfolded.

[chiasticon]

why?

[myette10]

fake news

he's not freewheeling down, he uses his foot to control speed. Makes it interesting but seriously not that big of a deal. Low danger factor, unless he gets a shoe lace caught.

[Peter P.]

fake news
...not that big of a deal. Low danger factor...

Then YOU do it.

[pdmtong]

Then YOU do it.

every cirque de soleil and Chinese acrobat can do this...while balancing a chair on their forehead....

[Bob Ross]

every cirque de soleil and Chinese acrobat can do this...while balancing a chair on their forehead....

Next year: Two chairs!

[cadence90]

Then YOU do it.

At age 77, to boot!

[numbskull]

Sounds like this guy is the real deal. Going down no hands might be a brave trick, but going up faster than Hinault or ascending at speed while using a single leg is nothing to sneeze at.

"Calore, from Padua, has always found new ways to conquer one of the world’s toughest roads. In 1981, Calore cycled the Stelvio while switching between four different instruments. Later, in 1984 he climbed the pass using only his right leg in a remarkable time of just 1 hour 36 minutes. One year later in 1985, Calore returned and reaching speeds up 49,71 mph he cycled down the valley, without handlebars or brakes. In 1989 he completed the pass in a competitive time of 1 hour, 17minutes – so competitive in fact it was faster than the 1980 Giro d’Italia winner, Bernhard Hinault. "

http://www.bormio.eu/2015/10/giuliano-calore-stelvio-pass/?lang=en