Fabian Cancellara to attempt Hour Record

[Tumbleweed]

  On 4/15/2014 at 9:41 AM, Shebeen said:

spartacus is not human, new category required.

 

Hahahaha! True that!

[Eugene Oppelt]

  On 4/15/2014 at 9:47 AM, Robrider said:

 

 

Do the drag benefits of high altitude count for more than the negative aerobic effects?

Interesting.

 

Definitely

 

To eliminate oxygen deficit, just acclimatize

 

Some of the earlier records were set at altitude

Edited April 15, 2014 by ' Dale

[Cellar]

  On 4/15/2014 at 9:35 AM, ' Dale said:

even Joburg?

 

Yes? On what track?

[Tumbleweed]

  On 4/15/2014 at 12:48 PM, Cellar said:

Yes? On what track?

 

Is that one in Potch finished yet?

[Cellar]

  On 4/15/2014 at 1:58 PM, Tumbleweed said:

Is that one in Potch finished yet?

 

Nope.

[The Guy in Pink]

  On 4/15/2014 at 9:47 AM, Robrider said:

Do the drag benefits of high altitude count for more than the negative aerobic effects?

Interesting.

Yes Cycling is about the only sport to benefit from high altitude.

Even without any altitude acclimatisation Merck set his record at Mexico city.

[Red Zone]

  On 11/20/2013 at 8:31 AM, Tumbleweed said:

Yeah, it would be good to see it being "revived".

 

Slight tangent, for some insight into what it takes to prep for the race of truth, read this:

 

I bought "The Hour" t yesterday thanks to your tip, its sitting right up there with the best cycling books I have read, although I am only about 15% through it

[Tumbleweed]

  On 4/16/2014 at 7:49 AM, Red Zone said:

I bought "The Hour" t yesterday thanks to your tip, its sitting right up there with the best cycling books I have read, although I am only about 15% through it

 

Good to hear! Won't spoil it for you, but it gets even better when the UCI get involved. Farcical at times…as one would expect.

[Red Zone]

  On 4/16/2014 at 7:52 AM, Tumbleweed said:

Good to hear! Won't spoil it for you, but it gets even better when the UCI get involved. Farcical at times…as one would expect.

What the UCI doing something not in the interests of the sport?.... Never

[Tumbleweed]

Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) expressed interest in making a run at the hour record now that the UCI has reversed its previous decision and will allow competitors to use bikes that comply with rules for endurance competition on the track. The ruling, which came out earlier this week, allows aero bars, disc wheels and aero helmets.

 

http://www.cyclingne...-in-hour-record

Edited May 19, 2014 by Tumbleweed