One, when you are the fastest man in the world, you really are the fastest man.
The fastest man on the planet, Cavendish could surpass Chris Boardman's British record for professional race wins during the Tour.
The Australian was comfortably clear of Honda's Jenson Button, who was the fastest man on the track in the final stint of the race.
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In the hotel breakfast room a few hours earlier, I was surprised to see Belgium's fastest man move around in what seemed almost like slow motion.
If the identity of the fastest man on the planet is to be determined by technological support, then it might as well be determined on motorbikes.
Having proved himself to be the fastest man on earth over both distances, attention has now turned to whether Bolt might race over 400m in the future.
South African paceman Vernon Philander became the fastest man in 116 years to reach 50 Test wickets as New Zealand avoided the follow-on by just one run.
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Comparisons to the fastest man in history aren't easily earned.
In 2002, Montgomery was the world's fastest man, dating Marion Jones and was an Olympic gold medalist with the United States 4x100-meter relay team at the 2000 Sydney Games.
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In 2009, Donald looked unstoppable in practice, after completing a lap of the Mountain Course in 17 minutes 13.25 seconds to unofficially become the fastest man in TT history.
Koech, the fastest man in the world this year, took it up and stretched out the field before the 22-year-old Kemboi moved decisively to the front with 200 metres to go.
With so much pressure on him going into the championships as the fastest man in Europe, Lemaitre showed he can cope on the big stage with a composed performance in Barcelona.
And that's true even if everyone knows you're the fastest man in the world, if you're the reigning Olympic champion, if you hold the world record - nothing gets you a free pass to Beijing.
Now 42, Michael Williams is hoping he'll be the next pioneer from the Great Antilles to blaze a trail in sport -- though perhaps not quite to the same extent as the world's fastest man Usain Bolt.
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I'm not saying he is the fastest man and will win world championships automatically as a result because speed is only one part of it - but on a lap, that man can ride faster than anyone.
When the race got underway, Carter blasted away and took a couple of metres out of Gay but the fastest man in the world this year kept his form to power away in the second half of the race.
He has broken records for the fastest blind man on land and water and is also captain of the England Blind Football Team.
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Mr Cunningham has broken records for the fastest blind man on land and water and is also captain of the England Blind Football Team.
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He assumes that Edward thinks the same, and so they treat this as a competition to see which man might stomp the fastest and the longest, each pausing only to check his progress against the other.
The boat, named 'Isle of Man', is now the fastest in the country's waters.
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He also enjoyed the distinction of being the fastest ever Irish rider around the Isle of Man TT course, a feat he achieved during the 2005 Senior TT.
It was the first time the brothers have competed in the same final of a major championship, Kevin as underdog and Jonathan as the man to beat after running the fastest time in the earlier rounds and breaking the Belgian record in the process.
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