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By Damien Gayle ( W( z6 P# U. F2 C6 u3 L |7 e$ H% M& X3 zThese incredible pictures show French 'Rollerman' daredevil Jean-Yves Blondeau as he speeds down hair-raising mountain roads in China in his custom-made roller suit.公仔箱論壇2 e) l7 w8 k0 L! S8 d
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Mr Blondeau, 42, slid down the roads on Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, in south China's Hunan province, earlier today.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- B/ `+ l( Z& {& S
1 z* P+ i" m; @9 QTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The suit, which he designed, has 31 rollerblade-like wheels on the torso, back, and most of the major joints, allowing him to ride in a number of positions at speeds of up to 70mph downhill. / F. v+ e- s% v7 I5 B / l0 K7 z3 e. s9 S* G! ZTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 % y. G8 b( ^# t5.39.217.76Rollerman: Frenchman Jean-Yves Blondeau in his roller suit slides down a corner at Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, in south China's Hunan province earlier today , V9 J! V+ d3 g1 q+ [6 e8 }TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 " p& a. t3 _- H4 s; ?9 }! M4 [8 @ 5 O- A, \: b" n" L+ D% {7 k& E! JFast: Mr Blondeau's suit has 31 rollerblade-like wheels on the torso, back, and most of the major joints, allowing him to ride in a number of positions at speeds of up to 70mph downhill! E/ |* k& i1 h# V0 u/ H
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Mr Blondeau sped down the 10.77 kilometre road, which boasts 99 hairpin turns, in just 19 mins 34 sec - giving him an average speed of roughly 33km/h (20mph)TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! {, u0 C: }" e) L4 G( a! D
7 c$ o o+ V& ?9 F3 e2 |6 LMr Blondeau sped down the 10.77 kilometre road, which boasts 99 hairpin turns, in just 19 mins 34 sec - giving him an average speed of roughly 33km/h (20mph).tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% H% q$ \) s1 v I, o% n/ N$ ^
$ X. s* _* \, X; @# M5 L# b- t3 {Rolling part-way down the steep, tortuous mountain road, and part way down a specially installed metal track, he used his body to steer as he hurtled dangerously towards the finish. , I4 d' k ^$ Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 9 \1 M1 [% Q6 A4 J/ g2 B5 F公仔箱論壇He even felt confident enough to catch a little air from a jump set up near the bottom of the track, before crossing the finish line to exploding fire works. 3 O3 G; U5 V, eTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。It is just the latest stunt by Mr Blondeau, who has taken his suit - nicknamed Buggy Rollin' - down luge tracks, mountain roads and city streets across the world.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 t8 q2 C3 l! r7 Y' }
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It is just the latest stunt by Mr Blondeau, who has taken his suit - nicknamed Buggy Rollin' - down luge tracks, mountain roads and city streets across the world U! G2 _5 q# ?4 n8 y2 v
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 T9 Q- N2 q$ r5 J 2 A* d9 K7 K- F% Q* dTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。I've done it! Mr Blondeau strikes a pose and, right, roars with delight at the end of the course earlier today- L# E! p% ^7 A$ \
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Born 1970 in Aix-les-Bains, eastern France, Mr Blondeau originally designed his roller suit as his graduation project at the industrial design school École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art (also known as the Olivier de Serres) in Paris. $ F& j6 E/ r. @6 C3 T! N1 }6 |公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 X/ ^: E( @7 f
Since then, he has created 20 generations of the superhero-type outfit, ranging from basic kneepads with rollers to sophisticated full body armour like the one worn in the Tianmen Mountain stunt. 5 l' d2 G. P: g$ b: y公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇2 w6 q5 R9 F% E A5 G; i2 ?8 B& `
It was using a model with 26 wheels at Mont Ventoux, Provence, that Mr Blondeau made his speed record of 116km/h (70mph).TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% b7 r. i$ h9 Q. `3 C6 A5 j6 ?4 f5 k
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Describing the motivation behind his invention, Mr Blondeau told French paper Dauphine Libere earlier this year: 'I wanted to work with the human body. Do feel the sensation of balance and locomotion.' 1 P8 j( ]* g! }! b6 J% s utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb " T' z$ N1 g. H+ j公仔箱論壇