Éric Barone
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|---|---|
| Nickname | Le Baron Rouge (The Red Baron) |
| Born | 4 November 1960 Oyonnax, France |
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| Rider type | High speed specialist |
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. 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 while on gravel his downhill speed record is 172 kilometres per hour (107 mph), achieved at the Cerro Negro volcano, in Nicaragua. His French nickname is "Baron Rouge", which means Red Baron.