Bicycle 1 Hour Record

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Bicycle 1 hour record. Instead of requiring them to traverse a set distance this event allots cyclists a set time of 60 minutes to. In an attempt to the ensure the record was a product of the rider and not a technology war the uci laid out a set of rules stating that the hour record must be attempted on a standard bicycle. Custom human powered vehicle record is held by christian von ascheberg who in 2010 traveled 1 219 02. The most famous type of record is for upright bicycles meeting the requirements of the union cycliste internationale uci.

The first instance of a record done at altitude was when william hamilton rode 40 781 meters at a denver velodrome. Hour record attempts are made in a velodrome frequently at high elevation for the aerodynamic benefit of thinner air between 1997 and 2014 the uci retrospectively. The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. The hour record is one of the most prestigious records in cycling with roots dating back to 1893 when it was set by henri desgrange the man who would go on to create and run the tour de france.

24 hour cycling records men s road records most famous 24h cycling records by men were achieved by charles terront 546 km in 1879 cyril heppleston 770 km in 1938 hubert opperman 814 km in december of 1939 jean pascal roux 839 km in 2009 andy wilkinson 871 km in 2011. The world hour record is the greatest distance traveled on a bike in 1 hour. For most of its history world hour record attempts were done on a normal track bike on a velodrome. On august 2nd francesco russo of switzerland rode this custom built streamliner to beat the world record in one hour cycling by covering a distance of 91 556 kilometers 56 89 miles.

At the end of an hour s riding beaumont and his team mates had covered 35 274 kilometres 21 miles 1 616 yards. The hour is widely considered to be cycling s purest record albeit an unusual one. A new british record for the penny hour 1 313 metres further than attlee s. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present.

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