Exroadman24902 said:rubbish, the hour is a brilliant event and the only major event in the past 20 years we can consider won by clean riders
You are looking at it from a layperson standpoint. From a professional cyclist's standpoint it is a meaningless, stupid event.
There is no prize money, no UCI points. It's meaningless. The best guys suited for it are the top Grand Tour riders, but where in the season would they fit in velodrome workouts? And better yet, WHY would they do it? It's like asking how come Alberto Contador doesn't come to the U.S. and set a new record for the Mt. Washington climb or Mt. Evans.
C'mon, get with it. The hour is a stupid, meaningless event in today's professional peloton. Almost as stupid and meaningless as the world championships held in the winter or whenever the hell they have it these days.