Hour Record Official Discussion Thread

[M Sport]

Picture of Wiggins on track this week. Could be just the angle but looks to me like he's moved further forward in position.

 

[Jancouver]

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Picture of Wiggins on track this week. Could be just the angle but looks to me like he's moved further forward in position.

Is the 5cm behind bb rule enforced for the track events such as the hour race?

 

[Alex Simmons/RST]

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Picture of Wiggins on track this week. Could be just the angle but looks to me like he's moved further forward in position.
Is the 5cm behind bb rule enforced for the track events such as the hour race?

The same rules apply for road and track.

Standard is saddle 5cm behind BB and end of bar extensions no more than 75cm in front of BB.

However you are permitted to move either the saddle up to level with BB or the bars out to 80cm but not both. Very tall riders (height is defined in the rules - off top of my head it's something like 190cm) may also gain another 5cm to the extension (provided saddle is at least 5cm behind BB).

 

[SeriousSam]

Sir Brad announces the target: 55.25km. I crunched the numbers and it seems like he'll have to average 55.25kph to do this. That's pretty quick.

 

[Carols]

Hey no rain, wind or downhills. Nothing to interfere with the engine, he's a shoe in.

 

[Pippo_San]

Sir Wiggo's ready. This is gonna be a balls to the wall attempt.
You heard the man: even Boardman's "out-of-this-world" record can't be completely safe.
Beard power all the way.

 

[richwagmn]

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Hey no rain, wind or downhills. Nothing to interfere with the engine, he's a shoe in.

Well done! (though he is a hell of a track rider and I'm hoping he crushes the record).

 

[Singer01]

if he gets it, that kind of puts an end to any attempts for the next few years. even martin would struggle to get anywhere near it.

 

[pastronef]

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Hey no rain, wind or downhills. Nothing to interfere with the engine, he's a shoe in.

ja, it's called track racing. Dennis Dowsett and co did the hour record on the track too

 

[King Boonen]

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Sir Brad announces the target: 55.25km. I crunched the numbers and it seems like he'll have to average 55.25kph to do this. That's pretty quick.

That must have taken a lot of number crunching...

 

[LaFlorecita]

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[IndianCyclist]

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Sir Brad announces the target: 55.25km. I crunched the numbers and it seems like he'll have to average 55.25kph to do this. That's pretty quick.

That must have taken a lot of number crunching...

I think they improved his position aerodynamically otherwise it is not possible to go that far from dowsett

 

[Jancouver]

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Sir Brad announces the target: 55.25km. I crunched the numbers and it seems like he'll have to average 55.25kph to do this. That's pretty quick.

That must have taken a lot of number crunching...

I think they improved his position aerodynamically otherwise it is not possible to go that far from dowsett

Its not possible? Why not?
Please tell us more, I'm really curious to hear the bunch of nonsense you will (or rather wont) come up with.

 

[Singer01]

Asked if he was in the best track form of his career, Wiggins replied: “If I was to get up and do a 4 kilometre pursuit I reckon I could get close to the world record in the right conditions or certainly go close to the PB I used to do.”

cocky brad, cocky!

 

[oldcrank]

Short preview clip of our Sir Brad
on the track and in conversation.
http://bit.ly/1cyyX5i

 

[IndianCyclist]

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Sir Brad announces the target: 55.25km. I crunched the numbers and it seems like he'll have to average 55.25kph to do this. That's pretty quick.

That must have taken a lot of number crunching...

I think they improved his position aerodynamically otherwise it is not possible to go that far from dowsett

Its not possible? Why not?
Please tell us more, I'm really curious to hear the bunch of nonsense you will (or rather wont) come up with.

Simple fluid mechanics actually. The Force on a body is proportional to the pv^2 * A which has to be overcome by the power generated by the rider. Compared to Dowsett, Wiggins aims to put 13% more power which is unlikely since if he had that much extra power he would have won PR easily. Therefore it is supposed to come from reduction of the frontal area or streamlining the body more to reduce turbulence.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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Asked if he was in the best track form of his career, Wiggins replied: “If I was to get up and do a 4 kilometre pursuit I reckon I could get close to the world record in the right conditions or certainly go close to the PB I used to do.”

cocky brad, cocky!

what a crock of ****, he didn't even come close to dowsetts 10 mile record 2 weeks ago

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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Sir Brad announces the target: 55.25km. I crunched the numbers and it seems like he'll have to average 55.25kph to do this. That's pretty quick.

That must have taken a lot of number crunching...

I think they improved his position aerodynamically otherwise it is not possible to go that far from dowsett

Its not possible? Why not?
Please tell us more, I'm really curious to hear the bunch of nonsense you will (or rather wont) come up with.

Simple fluid mechanics actually. The Force on a body is proportional to the pv^2 * A which has to be overcome by the power generated by the rider. Compared to Dowsett, Wiggins aims to put 13% more power which is unlikely since if he had that much extra power he would have won PR easily. Therefore it is supposed to come from reduction of the frontal area or streamlining the body more to reduce turbulence.

ughh, stopped reading there....

 

[Shame]

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he didn't even come close to dowsetts 10 mile record 2 weeks ago

That was outside, Derr! Weather plays a huge role.
Track is different. No rain, no wind.

 

[elfed68]

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Sir Brad announces the target: 55.25km. I crunched the numbers and it seems like he'll have to average 55.25kph to do this. That's pretty quick.

Bet that sum took some working out...

 

[elfed68]

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Asked if he was in the best track form of his career, Wiggins replied: “If I was to get up and do a 4 kilometre pursuit I reckon I could get close to the world record in the right conditions or certainly go close to the PB I used to do.”

cocky brad, cocky!

what a crock of ****, he didn't even come close to dowsetts 10 mile record 2 weeks ago

That's a record with so many variables, wind direction and speed, temp, air pressure, different courses, so you can't compare riders through that. Same day and course, yes, otherwise no.

 

[Jancouver]

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ughh, stopped reading there....

First time I have to agree with Ryo.

Well, I didnt stop reading, I start laughing at the PR part.

But again, I believe IndianCyclist is new to cycling and probably never sat on a track bike so his answer should not surprise anybody...

well, apparently, he is also one of those believing that high power to weight ratio is THE key to winning races including the flat and cobbled races

Perhaps LRP should target Roubaix next year as supposedly his w/kg is exceptional

 

[SeriousSam]

"It will add more kudos to the record the more people that attempt it. [Riders like] Tony Martin, Cancellara, Alex Dowsett, Rohan Dennis. Up to now it seems like people have been in a rush to get in there before I do it, and that's great, but I hope it continues after this weekend, whatever the record is."

Such confidence. Already worried riders won't attempt to, and fail, to beat his new record.

 

[Pippo_San]

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"It will add more kudos to the record the more people that attempt it. [Riders like] Tony Martin, Cancellara, Alex Dowsett, Rohan Dennis. Up to now it seems like people have been in a rush to get in there before I do it, and that's great, but I hope it continues after this weekend, whatever the record is."

Such confidence. Already worried riders won't attempt to, and fail, to beat his new record.

The thing is the hour record is so meticulously prepared that he already knows he's gonna break it. So why not spice things up trying to get into the attempt his main rivals?
Now that he put the gauntlet down it's up to them to comply...or look like cowards.

 

[Gaylord Figman]

Strong smell of Sky *** here!
Wiggo is far too ambitious at 55 km and will struggle to beat Dowsetts record
A gutless Aussie was going to win the Giro recently but pulled out humiliated
Does Sky think that we were all born yesterday?