Bryan Allen (cyclist)

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Bryan L. Allen (born October 13, 1952 in Visalia, California) is a former amateur competitive cyclist and self-taught hang glider pilot. He achieved fame when he piloted the aircraft that won the first two Kremer prizes for human-powered flight, the Gossamer Condor and Gossamer Albatross. He also set world distance and duration records in a small pedal-powered blimp named "White Dwarf." As of 2006, he is an employee of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, working in the area of Mars exploration.

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