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    Graeme Obree (born 11 September 1965), nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, after the famous steam train, is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world...
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  • the life and career of Scottish amateur cyclist Graeme Obree. The film covers the period of Obree's life that saw him take, lose, and then retake the...
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    Sheppard in Wes Craven's Dracula 2000. In 2006 Miller portrayed cyclist Graeme Obree in The Flying Scotsman. He was considered as the third teammate to join...
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  • Flying Scotsman, nickname of Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree The Flying Scotsman (2006 film), about Graeme Obree "Flying Scotsman", a song by Spear of Destiny...
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  • early December 1994 in Florida and a second from 21 December in Lille. Graeme Obree, holder of the hour record when the team was set up, was recruited into...
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  • eventually be moved in 1997 to "best human effort". In 1993 and 1994, Graeme Obree, who built his own bikes, posted two records with his hands tucked under...
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    the early 1990s in individual pursuit events, some riders, including Graeme Obree, adopted a straight-armed Superman-like position with their arms fully...
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    Footballer, born in Irvine Steve Nicol (1961–), Footballer, born in Irvine Graeme Obree (1965–), Cyclist, raised in Irvine Jemma Reekie (1998–), Middle-distance...
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    constructions. There are few series-production models. In May, 2012, Graeme Obree announced that the bike he was building for his attempt at setting the...
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    Drama Track Cycling Based on life and career of Scottish amateur cyclist Graeme Obree. Island Etude 2006 Drama Taiwan film. Klunkerz: A Film About Mountain...
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    variability and risk of injury. "Old Faithful" was a homebuilt bike that Graeme Obree famously used in 1993 to 1995 at his attempts at the hour record, which...
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    Faithful" bike used by Graeme Obree, to be used as a spare in an attempt on the world hour record.[citation needed] However Obree did not like the bike...
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    In The Flying Scotsman, based on the life of Scottish amateur cyclist Graeme Obree, he portrayed Douglas Baxter, a boatyard owner and minister who befriends...
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    he set a world hour record of 53.040 kilometres (32.958 mi), beating Graeme Obree. Induráin entered the Giro again, but this time was beaten by Evgeni...
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  • story from The Railway Series book Four Little Engines Old Faithful, Graeme Obree's bicycle Old Faithful Historic District, a historic district in Yellowstone...
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  • superman as used by Mat Rempits The superman, a cycling position created by Graeme Obree Superman (gene), a plant gene in Arabidopsis thaliana Superman (ice cream...
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    (1792–1864), sea captain Hugh Munro (1856–1919), mountaineer, author Graeme Obree (b.1965), cyclist Robert Thornton (b.1967), professional darts player...
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  • Nina Ansaroff". 5 December 2020. Gallagher, Brendan (31 January 2011). "Graeme Obree, former world pursuit champion and hour record holder, reveals he is...
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  • 1957-1959) Hugh Porter (UK) (four time world 5 km professional champion) Graeme Obree (twice world champion and set a world record twice) Chris Boardman (Olympic...
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    included restrictions on riding positions of the sort that affected Graeme Obree in the 1990s and the banning in 2000 of all frames that did not have...
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    frames by Softride. Frames without top tubes such as "Old Faithful" by Graeme Obree. Frames that use cables for members that are only under tension, such...
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  • Newberry Frances Newstead Alan Newton Chris Newton Dave Nie Jon Norfolk Graeme Obree Evan Oliphant Lewis Oliva James Ouchterlony Ryan Owens Kieran Page Rob...
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    former footballer with Kilmarnock, Rangers, Everton and Norwich City Graeme Obree (born 1965), racing cyclist and former world hour record-holder, lives...
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    racing bicycle, beat the record by six seconds. Boardman competed with Graeme Obree for the hour record using radically modified time-trial bikes, beating...
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    style. The concept has changed little since then, with only Scotsman Graeme Obree attempting to improve the idea. His arms-under-the-torso tuck was revolutionary...
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  • Shane Kelly Kevin Livingston Olaf Ludwig Bob Mionske Christophe Moreau Graeme Obree Abraham Olano Marco Pantani Bjarne Riis Fred Rompelberg Florian Rousseau...
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    Speedman Final Destination Alex Browning Devon Sawa The Flying Scotsman Graeme Obree Jonny Lee Miller Focus Garriga Rodrigo Santoro Funny Games Paul Michael...
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    they were not born in Hamar. In Hamar on 17 July 1993, Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree set a world record for longest distance covered in an hour. His 51,596...
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    Nee Robert Newton Cindy Ngamba Bente Nordby Jana Novotná Katja Nyberg Graeme Obree Kate O'Brien Paul O'Brien Tzipora Obziler Jolanta Ogar Grace O'Hanlon...
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    winner was a victory of determination over adversity."Gordon Cairns. "Graeme Obree: Homegrown Hero". BBC News. Retrieved 16 February 2010. Saronni-Moser...
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