Official Bunny hop Guinness World Record video made by Rick Koekoek in London

TI: Why did Yo decide to do this Guinness record ?

Rick: Why I decided to do this record was because it was already a dream from me as I started riding UCI World Cup on my age of 16. In Graz (Austria) there was always in the night a show/side hop comp and i saw Benito jump 130cm high over a bar and I wanted that aswell.

So it happend to be that Andrei Burton Events was setting up a show at the Prudential Ride London. The idea from Andrei was to break some Guinness World Records. So together with Jack, Vincent, Abel and Andrei we did a nice show. We all tried to break some Official records and we did.

So My choice was really simpel the Bunny hop record of cours.

TI:  could Yo say TO the fan what’s your feeling before TO do thé jump?

Rick: I can tell you what my feeling was before the jump.. I had never made this high in training or any where close. I never ever jump over a bar on a hight of 143cm. My personal record on to a obstackel is was 153,5cm and over a bar only one time 142cm but this is already from 5 years ago and in a different moment off my life.

So what happend.. I saw Abel,Vincent and Jack all 3 do a record and I thought Im not going to be the person who is not going to break a record today. So Made my self really mad and went for it! And of cours after i made it, it was the best feeling you can have.

TI:  The result was amazing. You really relaese in the first time ?

Rick: Like i said I had never made this hight in training before or any where. I never ever jump over a bar on a hight of 143cm. So I was not really sure about what was going to happen on that moment to be honest.

Like you can see in the video I dint make it the first try and you only have 3 time to try. So on the second jump I gave everything I had and jump.. I dont say it was easy but I jump far above the bar so it was perfect!

TI:  Rick have You a spécial bike for the record or You do with your bike? With yours compétition bike?

Rick: It’sssss m’y Bikeeeee! Of cours I build the frame by my self so its ”one of kind”. No I dint make anything special for this record. I just used the same bike like i use during the international comps. So its pure a technic you need to know like any other there is for Trials.

Thanks Franky!

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