Hour Record Official Discussion Thread

[cellardoor]

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what time will wiggins ride and is it anywhere on tv?

It starts 6.30pm UK time and Sly sports are showing it so I guess there will be streams online.

Try this with a UK proxy:

https://www.youtube.com/user/SkySportsOfficial

From this page:

http://www1.skysports.com/hourrecor...dley-wiggins-hour-record-attempt-how-to-watch

 

[Shame]

Rominger? That's ridiculous.
Rominger is the Lance Armstrong of the hour record.

 

[SeriousSam]

All this subtle doping talk should probably go to the clinic, lest some of us feel compelled to start talking about Wiggins from that perspective for some much needed balance.

But Ryo seems to have carte blanche to do anything.

 

[TMP402]

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All this subtle doping talk should probably go to the clinic, lest some of us feel compelled to start talking about Wiggins from that perspective for some much needed balance.

But Ryo seems to have carte blanche to do anything.

Yes, let's hope the village idiots manage to restrain themselves from being "compelled" to add "balance".

Do we have an answer on whether barometric pressure is relevant in an air-controlled velodrome?

It's a shame fans of humans going fast will not be able to watch both this and Formula 1. Bad planning.

 

[Volderke]

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Rominger? That's ridiculous.
Rominger is the Lance Armstrong of the hour record.

So what is less ridiculous? Indurain for example?
It's so easy to question ANYONE's reference frame regarding the hour record, be it about the position on the bike or the athlete's reputation regarding using prohibited substances. Either you don't take Rominger's record serious and you consequently don't take most other 'champion's' record serious (Merckx, Indurain, Moser, Sosenka, Boardman?), either they used a totally different position (Boardman, O'bree).

If you like the record and its history, if you encourage the current record holders, you realize they want to break the records of those 'questionable' riders. So either accept this or refute the whole idea of an hour record and its history, and start with Voigt / Brändle / Dowsett, but then again you can only assume those are clean.

Final note: I didn't want to make this into a doping discussion, others did and still do. Their take, not mine.

 

[jens_attacks]

is is true that he will choose 64 chainring?

 

[May0maniac]

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is is true that he will choose 64 chainring?

I've read the same.

 

[Scarponi]

At the beginning, Wiggins was aiming for 55km and that has dropped to 54km now. All eyes will be on the London velodrome tonight to see what Wiggins can do.

Cycling quotes.com

 

[jens_attacks]

with a 64 on the front, i doubt he only goes for 54 lol

i would never move that )))

 

[ILovecycling]

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with a 64 on the front, i doubt he only goes for 54 lol

i would never move that )))

something like this

 

[Bumeington]

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with a 64 on the front, i doubt he only goes for 54 lol

i would never move that )))

54.9km rumoured as a practise on wednesday. Better air pressure then worth ~200m so at least 54.7km is my guess

 

[Pricey_sky]

54.8 is my prediction although I wouldn't be surprised if he breaks 55.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Wiggins coaching team believe it will be 54.5.

 

[Marco Pantani]

streams?

 

[Guybrush]

http://www.steephill.tv/classics/cycling-hour-record/#live

 

[pastronef]

some vips among the public

https://www.twitter.com/richardmoore73/status/607577553231081472

 

[LaFlorecita]

My prediction is 54.985

 

[deValtos]

God why is the youtube stream restricted.

 

[JRanton]

54.1km.

 

[deValtos]

Any where to watch this from the UK ? They seem to have restricted everything !

Nvm the youtube works now !

 

[the sceptic]

 

[Rollthedice]

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Thinking with nostalgia about the good ol days and how cycling has progressed since.

 

[TommyGun]

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This picture is just wrong. So sad...

 

[goggalor]

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*snip*

Utterly bizarre.

 

[Marco Pantani]

Here we go 55,5 to 56.