The Swedes started working with pulse jet technology at the beginning of the 20th century. Germany got in on the act in the 20′s and 30′s racing jet propelled bicycles around velodromes, later in World war II they used pulse jet technology for their V-1 Buzz Bomb programme.
100 kilometre Cycling Team Time Trial Olympic Games and UCI World Championships ALL TIME RESULTS
UCI Cycling 100 KM Team Time Trial Villach Austria 1987
UCI cycling World Championships 100 km teams time trial Villach Austria, 1987 Italy took gold from Russia, after one hour fifty seven minutes and forty two seconds tethered to their time trial bikes by a steel cord. Russia finished twelve seconds behind. Italy recorded an average speed of 50.977 km/h.