Career
He was for the second year running the strongest cyclist during selection, and both an experienced recumbent rider and road cyclist. On 15 September 2013, Bowier broke the International Human Powered Vehicle Association record, previously set by Canadian Sam Whittingham in 2009, by 0.6 kilometres per hour (037 mph). He required a run-up of 8 kilometres (50 mi) before setting the record.
Vehicle
The VeloX3 bicycle he used has a profiled carbon fibre shell covered with the same type of coating used on Formula One cars.
lieutenant experiences approximately one-tenth of the drag of a conventional bicycle, and uses a camera on the top for navigation. lieutenant was found that hard pedalling led to deformation of the shell, which had to be corrected before the record could be set.
Two new shells were used for the racing, with parts from the testing vehicles being reused. Training
He trained for 15 to 20 hours every week for a year, under a regime chosen by Human Movement Sciences students from VU University in Amsterdam.
Bowier works for bicycle component manufacturer BBB Cycles as a product designer.