Sir Bradley Wiggins set to attempt Hour Record on June 7

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Cycling - Sir Bradley Wiggins set to attempt Hour Record on June 7 Sir Bradley Wiggins has announced he will attempt to break the World Hour record.

 

 

The four-time Olympic champion and 2012 Tour de France winner will look to set a new world hour mark at London's Olympic velodrome on June 7th.

The current mark 52,491 km was set by Australian Rohan Dennis in Switzerland earlier this year and British rider Alex Dowsett will also stage an attempt in Manchester next month.

 

"The hour record is a holy grail for cyclists," said Wiggins, who is attempting to follow in the tracks of fellow British cyclists Graeme Obree and Chris Boardman.

 

"It’s been fought over tooth and nail by the greatest names in our sport for over a hundred years and it’s time for me to have a crack at it.

“I hope this is a challenge that inspires people: Why not get your bike out of the shed and see how far you can go in an hour?”

 

Tickets will go on sale for the record attempt this week, with Wiggins hoping for a capacity crowd to roar him on.

 

“I'm thrilled to see that a rider of such calibre as Bradley Wiggins - an Olympic champion and Tour de France winner - is attracted by the prospect of entering into the legend of the iconic UCI Hour Record," said UCI president Brian Cookson.

 

"I'm convinced that Bradley will give his very best to set a very high mark for the UCI Hour Record. But such performance is never achieved easily, so I'm excited to see what he can do in what is one of the toughest challenges in our sport.”

[Andrew Steer]

Should get a more respectable bench mark for this at last   

Well at least until Martin has a go...

[Long Wheel Base]

Are we putting in our bets?

55km is mine.

Wiggins has plenty experience in riding on the track so that will help big time.

[Gandalf]

Awww yes! finally one of the big guns steps up.

Should be pretty good

Martin and Fabian, you're next!

[Shebeen]

oooh, was waiting for this eventually. is that a 'fast' track?

[DIPSLICK]

i call a "mechanical" 

[Andrew Steer]

Are we putting in our bets?

55km is mine.

Wiggins has plenty experience in riding on the track so that will help big time.

 

54.3km 

[leaboy]

Awww yes! finally one of the big guns steps up.

Should be pretty good

Martin and Fabian, you're next!

 

Where is ze panzerwagen, haven't seen him at any races of late

[CrankShaft]

53.5

[T-Bob]

I see Alex Dowsett is sneaking in a quick stab at the record during May. 

 

Hell, I'll throw it out there. Twiggy will clip Romingers 55km but won't hit Boardmans 56km.

[quintonb]

I reckon he can do it, he has the experience, but just in case he doesn't do it, be prepared for tears and all the excuses known to man...

Good to see some of the big hitters attempting the hour again.

[dracs]

54.6

[Jaco-fiets]

Don't like him but I think he will do well here! Hope he sets the bar very very high

[shaper]

think he will push to break the 55km mark as a minimum goal 

[TALUS]

I wish the Brits will get over themselves a bit now. What has his title got to do with his record attempt? Nobody really cares what your title is...

 

I am sure he will do well. I hope it is a mark that can stretch Spartacus a bit.

[Squier]

My opinion of this guy has been swayed so much over the last year or so. Didn'tt care too much for him when he won the Tour, but lately I have taken a bit of a liking. I'm really hopnig he'll push the Boardman record. It's a stretch, but if there is someone that can do it, it's him.