Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
Looks faked to me.
He's not pedaling very fast to be going 55 MPH - 55 KPH maybe. At least he's in the big chainring, unlike the famous drafting scene in "Breaking Away".
In the video, the driver pans back to the speedo, which reads 90 km/ph. He looks close enough to be caught in the vortex behind the truck, and it's possible that he's getting a little forward push.
I don't know. One piece of road debris and he's a Darwin Award contender.