Bicycle One Hour Record

The most famous type of record is for upright bicycles meeting the requirements of the union cycliste internationale uci.

Bicycle one hour record. It is considered perhaps the most prestigious record in all of cycling over history various cyclists ranging from unknown amateurs to well known professionals have held the record adding to its. For most of its history world hour record attempts were done on a normal track bike on a 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. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present.

Victor campenaerts lotto soudal successfully set a new uci hour record at the velodromo bicentenario in aguascalientes mexico on tuesday evening april 16. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present. In 1968 ole ritter traveled to the mexico city. 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.

The belgian set a distance of 55. The hour record for bicycles is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle. It is considered one of the most prestigious records in cycling since it was first set cyclists ranging from unknown amateurs to well known professionals have held the record adding to its prestige. The world hour record is the greatest distance traveled on a bike in 1 hour.