Hour Record (may contain spoilers)

[jarlrmai]

UCI compliant, might pick a couple up...

 

[Louch]

Hoping he gifts me a spare when he is done

 

[Smokin Joe]

Good luck to Brad, but it won't be a real record unless he beats Boardman's 56.375 km set in 1996.

 

[jarlrmai]

given the bike restrictions it will be a real feat to go that far.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I'm going to suggest a new rule to the UCI - the total length of publicity for an event cannot exceed the total time of the event. So only one hour max of publicity for the hour record. Release all info about the event within a one hour window. And that's it.

 

[ufkacbln]

I remember the Graeme Obree farce where the bike design was banned between morning and afternoon sessions.

First of all the saddle was too far forward, then after he shortened the saddle so the position met the criteria, the altered saddle was banned as it was no longer a saddle that was "commercially available"

He then obtained a commercially available child's saddle, but that was also banned

On another occasion his handlebars became illegal

I wonder whether Wiggins bike would be able to pass all the hoops that Obree was forced to jump through?

 

[rich p]

I remember the Graeme Obree farce where the bike design was banned between morning and afternoon sessions.

First of all the saddle was too far forward, then after he shortened the saddle so the position met the criteria, the altered saddle was banned as it was no longer a saddle that was "commercially available"

He then obtained a commercially available child's saddle, but that was also banned

On another occasion his handlebars became illegal

I wonder whether Wiggins bike would be able to pass all the hoops that Obree was forced to jump through?

You do know why there's been an upsurge in interest and attempts lately, don't you?

 

[screenman]

I remember the Graeme Obree farce where the bike design was banned between morning and afternoon sessions.

First of all the saddle was too far forward, then after he shortened the saddle so the position met the criteria, the altered saddle was banned as it was no longer a saddle that was "commercially available"

He then obtained a commercially available child's saddle, but that was also banned

On another occasion his handlebars became illegal

I wonder whether Wiggins bike would be able to pass all the hoops that Obree was forced to jump through?

I thought all that lot was for the pursuit, a long time ago so my memory may not be 100%.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

.....and he is off. Are we allowed to post updates in here?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

.....and he is off. Are we allowed to post updates in here?

Don't see why not - the thread title mentions spoilers.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Don't see why not - the thread title mentions spoilers.

Good. Lap 30 at 8:34

 

[jarlrmai]

How those legs can do 400 watts is beyond me.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

10 minutes in, 36 laps.

 

[jarlrmai]

54k at that pace right?

 

[Supersuperleeds]

He's 30 seconds up on world record pace, so Sarah Storey says