Hour record
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The hour record for bicycle
s is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour
on a bicycle. There are several records. The most famous is for upright bicycles meeting the requirements of the Union Cycliste Internationale
(UCI). It is one of the most prestigious in cycling
. Hour-record attempts are made in a velodrome
, frequently at high altitude
for the aerodynamic benefit of thinner air.
The first recorded record was in 1876 when Frank Dodds rode 26.508 km (16.5 mi) on a penny-farthing
. In 1972, Eddy Merckx
set a record of 49.431 km (30.7 mi) that stood for 12 years. The current UCI record is by Ondřej Sosenka
, 49.7 km (30.9 mi), the current WHPVA/IHPVA record by Francesco Russo
stands at 91.56 km (56.9 mi).
On July 7, 1933, Francis Faure set 45.055 km (28 mi) riding an aerodynamic recumbent bicycle
, but in 1934 the UCI reversed their position and rejected recumbent bicycles. This led to two classes of record. In one, any design is allowed, provided the power comes from the rider; this is administered by the International Human Powered Vehicle Association
. In the other, only upright bicycles are permitted; this is administered by the UCI.
(Spain
), Francesco Moser
(Italy
) and Chris Boardman
(Great Britain
). Eddy Merckx said his hour record attempt was "the hardest ride I have ever done". It was set in Mexico City
at an altitude of 2,300m (7,550 ft).
In January 1984, Moser set two records, the second being 51.151 km (31.8 mi). This was the first noted use of disc wheels, which provided aerodynamic benefit. Moser's record is disputed for another reason: at the time he was coached by Dr Francesco Conconi
, a proponent of doping
such as blood transfusions and EPO
. Conconi agreed that Moser had used blood transfusions, not banned at the time.
In 1993 and 1994, Graeme Obree
, a Scot
who built his own bikes, posted two records with his hands tucked under his chest. In 1996, Boardman set a record using another position pioneered by Obree, his arms out in front in a Superman
position. Both were considered controversial by the UCI, and while the records were allowed to stand, the positions were banned. Obree and Boardman made several attempts to top the previous record.
With the increasing gap between modern bicycles and what was available at the time of Merckx's record, the UCI established two records:
All records since 1972, including Boardman's 56.375 km (35 mi) in 1996 were downgraded to Best Human Effort. In 2000, Boardman attempted the UCI record on a traditional bike, and rode 49.441 km (30.7 mi), topping Merckx by 10 m (32.8 ft) - an improvement of 0.02%. In 2005 Ondřej Sosenka
improved Boardman's performance at 49.7 km (30.9 mi) using a 54×13 gear. At 200 cm (6 ft 6¾ in) tall, Sosenka used an unusual saddle position and a small vertical frame height to stay within UCI regulations.
The veteran's record set by Moser in 1994 was faster than his more celebrated record in 1984, when he used a bullhorn handlebar, steel airfoil tubing, disk wheels and skinsuit. It was also faster than Obree's first record in 1993. Had Moser ridden Obree's bike before Obree did, Moser might have held the official record at age 42. Moser was riding before UCI rule changes were to be put in effect by May 7 of that year. These were to out-law the Obree praying mantis style. Obree created the Superman bike that Boardman eventually rode to the UCI Absolute record of 56.375 km in 1996.
Moser was inspired by Obree's bike and wanted a copy. The bike Moser rode on his veteran's record had a praying mantis handlebar and Obree-style frame. Moser modified it with a chest pad. But if Obree hadn't broken style and tradition in the first place, this form of time-trial bike would not have been known. However, at that same time, Boardman held the overall record. Later that year, Obree beat both for his second hour record at low-altitude, this time in Bordeaux
in France.
s. These feature a lower frontal area than a UCI bicycle due to their recumbent seating design of the rider. They enclose the rider and machine in aerodynamic shapes made of carbon fibre, Kevlar or Fiberglass to reduce air resistance. The record Hour speeds for these machines (56 mph - mens and 52 mph - women's) are faster than what a UCI rider could perform in a short 200-meter sprint (45 mph) for 10 seconds, demonstrating a remarkable level of efficiency and speed.
The IHPVA was started in 1975 by Jack Lambie and California college professor, Dr. Chet Kyle, who challenged his students to build a faster bicycle. The recumbent design banned in 1934 and the use of additional streamlined devices banned in 1914 were allowed back into a sanctioned competition.
In 1933, Francis Faure goes 27.9 miles on an unfaired recumbent, later Maurice Richard goes 27.82 miles on an unfaired upright bicycle, then Marcel Berthet goes 30.20 and 31.06 miles on streamlined upright, all in one-hour. The bike racing world is plunged into chaos and HPVs are banned from UCI racing.
In 1939, Francis Faure goes 31.40 miles on a streamlined recumbent.
In 1972, Eddy Merckx
goes 30.72 miles on an unfaired bicycle, which would have made him third all-time between the two marks from the 1930s.
In 1979, the IHPVA hour record was first set by Olympian Ron Skarin on a streamlined upright bicycle designed by Chet and Joyce Kyle. Skarin went 31.88 miles on a streamlined upright. It was 40 years since a streamlined upright held the record, but this record was short-lived.
The VECTOR TANDEM 1980 mark.
In 1980, Ron Skarin and Eric Hollander went 46.30 miles in a streamlined recumbent tandem, an amazing 14.5 mile increase for the hour record. No longer could any UCI bike even go as fast in a sprint as a HPV could go for an hour. Even today, the best UCI unfaired upright 200-meter mark is 45 mph at altitude. The Vector Tandem ushered in a new era.
It is interesting to note that the Vector Tandem's ONE HOUR record of 46.3 mph in 1980 would have been the 200-meter top speed record in 1975, only five years earlier. HPV's had come that far in only six IHPSC competitions (1975–1980).
The Vector Tandem's Hour record lasted ten years, after which single-rider streamlined recumbent bicycles have held the One Hour mark.
In 1990, Pat Kinch went 46.96 miles with a streamlined recumbent to recapture the overall hour mark for single-rider vehicles. In between this time, Eric Edwards went 36.94 miles in 1980 and Fred Markham 45.36 miles in 1989 to increase the single-rider mark. Lars Teutenberg did 48.49 miles in 1996. In 1998 Sam Whittingham
goes 49.17 miles. Then he battles with Lars Teutenberg and Bram Moens (along the way Matt Weaver puts in some remarkable 50+ mile runs) to increase the overall record. In 2006, the ageless Fast Fred Markham's tops them all with a remarkable 53.43 miles for a new overall mark. Then Sam Whittingham and Damjan Zabovnik battled to increase the record to 56.3 miles.
Stats: In 1933, there was a 3.24-mile discrepancy between what was the best Hour mark and Hour record, just within that year. Nonetheless, it increased only a 1/3 mile in the next five years to 31.4 mph in 1939. It then took 40 years (1939–1979), for the overall hour record to increase a 1/2 mile. Then in one year (1979–1980), the Vector Tandem increased the hour record by an incredible 14½ miles. In the 29 years since (1980–2009), the hour record has increased another 10 miles.
Through August 2, 2009, 138 one-hour runs using aerodynamic fairings have exceeded Boardman's (35.03 mph or 56.375 km/h) UCI record. This list is maintained by Mike Mowett, IHPVA Records Committee. Some marks on the list are considered unofficial, but all are recorded Hour distances for human powered vehicles.
Earlier records include 2006-07-02 49-year-old Fred Markham, a 1976-80 US Olympic team member, at 85.991 km (53.4 mi) on the track at the Nissan Technical Center North America, near Casa Grande in Arizona
. Markham won $18,000 as a share of the $25,000 Dempsey-MacCready One Hour Prize that was to have awarded to the first HPV to surpass 90 km. [Sam Whittingham would actually surpass this distance 3 years later]. Although Markham had not exceeded 90 km, the prize time limit had expired and its shares awarded to those that traveled furthest through July 2, 2006. Markham displaced the previous record by Whittingham, who cycled 84.215 km (52.3 mi) July 31, 2004 on the 4.8 km oval GM/Opel test track in Dudenhofen
, Germany
. Both rode vehicles called Varna designed and built by the Bulgaria
n sculptor George Georgiev, who lives in British Columbia
, Canada. Sam Whittingham won back the record one year later at the Nissan Technical Center North America with 86.752 km.
During 2007, the 1933 record of Francis Faure was broken by another cyclist riding a recumbent without aerodynamic fairings. Sean Costin rode a recumbent made by the Polish
manufacturer Velokraft (model name NoCom), covering 28.459 miles (45.8 km) on the 382m (0.237 mi) outdoor concrete velodrome in Northbrook
, Illinois
on June 6, 2007. Costin then rode 29.76 miles (47.9 km) on the 250-meter (0.155 mi) indoor wooden velodrome at the ADT Event Center
in California
. In the later event, he converted his Velokraft NoCom to a fixed-gear. Both events were conducted by the WRRA World Recumbent Racing Association.
On October 24, 2008, Gert-Jan Wijers, also 41, bettered Costin with 50.389 km (31.3 mi) on the 250 m Alkmaar
velodrome located near sea-level. Wijers rode a production version of the M5 carbon high-racer recumbent modified with dual disk carbon wheels and a fixed-gear freewheel. Wijers became the first unfaired (non-streamlined enclosed) recumbent rider to exceed 50 km. Details:. On May 15, 2009, 26 year old Aurélien Bonneteau set a new WRRA one hour unfaired world record in Bordeaux-Lax, France at the Guy Lapebie indoor velodrome by pedaling 50.529 kilometres (31.4 mi) in one hour. Aurélien was racing an M5 lowracer set up with single speed gearing, both front and rear wheel disks, and a very elliptical chainring.
In 2009 the one-hour record was set by 5-time Hour record setter Canadian Sam Whittingham at 90.598 km (56.295 mi), ridden on the 8 km (5 mi) track at Ford Michigan Proving Grounds. He bettered the previous record by Damjan Zabovnik of Slovenia (87.123 km, 54.136 mi) set a year earlier on the 5.8 km oval track at the Eurospeedway Lausitz, near Klettwitz
, Brandenburg
, Germany
.
On Sunday July 19, 2009, at the Ford - Michigan Proving Grounds in Romeo, MI, the Women's One Hour world records fell. Barbara Buatois, 32 years old, from France broke her own world hour record that she had just set two days earlier. Barbara's first Record of the weekend was 82.12 km (51 mi) on Friday July 17, 2009. This broke the existing women's mark by 12%, and gave her the title of the 6th fastest human to have done the One Hour. However, her 84.0204 km (52.2 mi) late Sunday evening moved her up to the title of the 4th fastest human (man or woman) to done the One Hour. Barbara rode a vehicle called the Varna Tempest, designed and built by Georgi Georgiev of Canada. The Ford oval is 8 km (5 mi) around with 60% of the course turns and 40% straightaways. It had been rebuilt and repaved the year prior to these attempts. The elevation of the course is flat at 295 meters (968 feet) above sea level, hence this is considered a low-altitude location (<700 meters) per IHPVA/WHPVA rules. Details:
On Tuesday August 2, 2011, Swiss Francesco Russo, riding the Eiviestretto bicycle 91.56 km (56.9 mi) on the 5.8556 km Dekra Test Oval (Eurospeedway Lausitz) near Klettwitz, Germany. The bike designed with earlier record holder Slovenian Damjan Zabovnik and codesigned by Francesco Russo. Also these men have built the bike together. The Eiviestretto is a backwards-ridden vehicle with Russo's head pointed in the direction of travel. He lies on his back with his eyes looking upwards into a mirror pointed forward in order to navigate the course. The design is based on Eivie III from Damjan Zabovnik, with several improvements. This was a World One Hour Record and remarkably came after 4 days of waiting for downpours to stop and in high-humidity conditions. The Dekra oval has long straightaways comprising 83.5% of its total course length and tight banked curves at either end.
Francesco Russo's 91.595 record subject to approval by IHPVA and WHPVA records committees
UCI Hour record
UCI Best hour performance
IHPVA/WHPVA
°pending approval
Bicycle
A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....
s is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour
Hour
The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds...
on a bicycle. There are several records. The most famous is for upright bicycles meeting the requirements of the Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
(UCI). It is one of the most prestigious in cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
. Hour-record attempts are made in a velodrome
Velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights...
, frequently at high altitude
Altitude
Altitude or height is defined based on the context in which it is used . As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context...
for the aerodynamic benefit of thinner air.
The first recorded record was in 1876 when Frank Dodds rode 26.508 km (16.5 mi) on a penny-farthing
Penny-farthing
Penny-farthing, high wheel, high wheeler, and ordinary are all terms used to describe a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel that was popular after the boneshaker, until the development of the safety bicycle, in the 1880s...
. In 1972, Eddy Merckx
Eddy Merckx
Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...
set a record of 49.431 km (30.7 mi) that stood for 12 years. The current UCI record is by Ondřej Sosenka
Ondrej Sosenka
Ondřej Sosenka is a Czech professional cyclist and rides for the UCI Professional Continental team PSK Whirlpool-Author. He won the Peace Race in 2002. He broke the nine-year old UCI hour record on July 19, 2005 in Moscow, Russia, riding in one hour.Sosenka was known as one of the largest...
, 49.7 km (30.9 mi), the current WHPVA/IHPVA record by Francesco Russo
Francesco Russo
Francesco Russo is an Italian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Pergocrema.-External links:* at aic.football.it * at tuttocalciatori.net...
stands at 91.56 km (56.9 mi).
History
Because of aerodynamics, the hour record has seen innovative equipment, but this has led to debate in cycling over the extent to which records should reflect only the skill, strength and stamina of the cyclist on an upright bike with drop handlebars, or whether changes in bicycle design should be accepted.On July 7, 1933, Francis Faure set 45.055 km (28 mi) riding an aerodynamic recumbent bicycle
Recumbent bicycle
A recumbent bicycle is a bicycle that places the rider in a laid-back reclining position. Most recumbent riders choose this type of design for ergonomic reasons; the rider's weight is distributed comfortably over a larger area, supported by back and buttocks...
, but in 1934 the UCI reversed their position and rejected recumbent bicycles. This led to two classes of record. In one, any design is allowed, provided the power comes from the rider; this is administered by the International Human Powered Vehicle Association
International Human Powered Vehicle Association
The International Human Powered Vehicle Association is dedicated to promoting the design and development of human powered vehicles.- History :...
. In the other, only upright bicycles are permitted; this is administered by the UCI.
UCI hour record
The hour record is usually attempted by road cyclists towards the end of their career. This is true of Miguel IndurainMiguel Indurain
Miguel Ángel Indurain Larraya is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. He won five consecutive Tour de Frances from 1991 and 1995, the first to do so, and the fourth athlete to win five times. He won the Giro d'Italia twice, becoming one of only seven people in history to achieve the Giro Tour...
(Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
), Francesco Moser
Francesco Moser
Francesco Moser , nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" , is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the dominant riders from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, and won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, the 1977 world road racing championship and six victories in three of the five Monuments...
(Italy
Italy
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) and Chris Boardman
Chris Boardman
Christopher "Chris" Boardman MBE is a former English racing cyclist who won an individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and broke the world hour record three times, as well as winning three stages and wearing the yellow jersey on three separate occasions at the Tour de France...
(Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
). Eddy Merckx said his hour record attempt was "the hardest ride I have ever done". It was set in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
at an altitude of 2,300m (7,550 ft).
Francesco Conconi
Francesco Conconi is an Italian sports doctor and scientist, with disciples such as Michele Ferrari and Luigi Cecchini. Conconi is a Professor at the University of Ferrara in Italy where he heads the Centro Studi Biomedici Applicati allo Sport or Biomedical Research Institute...
, a proponent of doping
Doping (sport)
The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term "doping", particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance. This is why many sports ban the use of performance...
such as blood transfusions and EPO
Erythropoietin
Erythropoietin, or its alternatives erythropoetin or erthropoyetin or EPO, is a glycoprotein hormone that controls erythropoiesis, or red blood cell production...
. Conconi agreed that Moser had used blood transfusions, not banned at the time.
In 1993 and 1994, Graeme Obree
Graeme Obree
Graeme Obree is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He was known for his unusual riding positions and for the "Old Faithful" bicycle he built which included parts from a...
, a Scot
Scot
A Scot is a member of an ethnic group indigenous to Scotland, derived from the Latin name of Irish raiders, the Scoti.Scot may also refer to:People with the given name Scot:* Scot Brantley , American football linebacker...
who built his own bikes, posted two records with his hands tucked under his chest. In 1996, Boardman set a record using another position pioneered by Obree, his arms out in front in a Superman
Superman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
position. Both were considered controversial by the UCI, and while the records were allowed to stand, the positions were banned. Obree and Boardman made several attempts to top the previous record.
With the increasing gap between modern bicycles and what was available at the time of Merckx's record, the UCI established two records:
- the UCI Hour Record (which restricts competitors to roughly the same equipment as Merckx, disallowing time trialTime trialIn many racing sports an athlete will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of...
helmets, disc or tri-spoke wheels, aerodynamic bars and monocoqueMonocoqueMonocoque is a construction technique that supports structural load by using an object's external skin, as opposed to using an internal frame or truss that is then covered with a non-load-bearing skin or coachwork...
frames) and - the Best Human Effort - sometimes termed the UCI "Absolute" Record.
All records since 1972, including Boardman's 56.375 km (35 mi) in 1996 were downgraded to Best Human Effort. In 2000, Boardman attempted the UCI record on a traditional bike, and rode 49.441 km (30.7 mi), topping Merckx by 10 m (32.8 ft) - an improvement of 0.02%. In 2005 Ondřej Sosenka
Ondrej Sosenka
Ondřej Sosenka is a Czech professional cyclist and rides for the UCI Professional Continental team PSK Whirlpool-Author. He won the Peace Race in 2002. He broke the nine-year old UCI hour record on July 19, 2005 in Moscow, Russia, riding in one hour.Sosenka was known as one of the largest...
improved Boardman's performance at 49.7 km (30.9 mi) using a 54×13 gear. At 200 cm (6 ft 6¾ in) tall, Sosenka used an unusual saddle position and a small vertical frame height to stay within UCI regulations.
| Date | Rider | Age | Velodrome | Distance (km) | Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 October 1972 | Eddy Merckx | 27 | Mexico City | 49.431 | drop handlebar/round steel tubing frame/wire spokes |
| 23 January 1984 | Francesco Moser | 32 | Mexico City | 51.151 | bull-horn handlebar/oval steel tubing frame/disk wheels |
| 17 July 1993 | Graeme Obree Graeme Obree Graeme Obree is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He was known for his unusual riding positions and for the "Old Faithful" bicycle he built which included parts from a... |
27 | Vikingskipet, Hamar Hamar is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849... , Norway |
51.596 | Graeme Obree-style "praying mantis" handlebar/round steel tubing frame/carbon tri-spoke wheels |
| 23 July 1993 | Chris Boardman | 24 | Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux | 52.270 | triathlon handlebar/carbon airfoil tubing frame/carbon 4-spoke wheels |
| 15 January 1994 | Francesco Moser | 42 | Mexico City | 51.840 | Graeme Obree-style "praying mantis" handlebar/chest-pad on top frame/wheels unknown - UCI VETERAN's RECORD |
| 27 April 1994 | Graeme Obree Graeme Obree Graeme Obree is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He was known for his unusual riding positions and for the "Old Faithful" bicycle he built which included parts from a... |
28 | Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux | 52.713 | Graeme Obree-style "praying mantis" handlebar/round steel tubing frame/carbon tri-spoke wheels |
| 2 September 1994 | Miguel Indurain | 30 | Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux | 53.040 | wide triathlon handlebar/carbon monocoque aero frame/disk wheels |
| 22 October 1994 | Tony Rominger Tony Rominger Tony Rominger is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist who won the Vuelta a España in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and the Giro d'Italia in 1995.He began cycling late, allegedly spurred by competition with his brother... |
33 | Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux | 53.832 | triathlon handlebar/oval steel tubing frame/disk wheels |
| 5 November 1994 | Tony Rominger | 33 | Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux | 55.291 | triathlon handlebar/oval steel tubing frame/disk wheels |
| 6 September 1996 | Chris Boardman | 28 | Manchester Manchester Velodrome Manchester Velodrome is an indoor cycle-racing track or velodrome in Manchester, northwest England. It opened in September 1994 and is the leading indoor Olympic-standard track in the United Kingdom. It houses the National Cycling Centre and British Cycling... , UK |
56.375 | Graeme Obree "superman-style" handlebar/carbon monocoque aero frame/5-spoke front & rear disk wheels |
The veteran's record set by Moser in 1994 was faster than his more celebrated record in 1984, when he used a bullhorn handlebar, steel airfoil tubing, disk wheels and skinsuit. It was also faster than Obree's first record in 1993. Had Moser ridden Obree's bike before Obree did, Moser might have held the official record at age 42. Moser was riding before UCI rule changes were to be put in effect by May 7 of that year. These were to out-law the Obree praying mantis style. Obree created the Superman bike that Boardman eventually rode to the UCI Absolute record of 56.375 km in 1996.
Moser was inspired by Obree's bike and wanted a copy. The bike Moser rode on his veteran's record had a praying mantis handlebar and Obree-style frame. Moser modified it with a chest pad. But if Obree hadn't broken style and tradition in the first place, this form of time-trial bike would not have been known. However, at that same time, Boardman held the overall record. Later that year, Obree beat both for his second hour record at low-altitude, this time in Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
in France.
IHPVA/WHPVA Hour record
The IHPVA/WHPVA record led to fully faired human powered machines, typically streamlined recumbent bicycleRecumbent bicycle
A recumbent bicycle is a bicycle that places the rider in a laid-back reclining position. Most recumbent riders choose this type of design for ergonomic reasons; the rider's weight is distributed comfortably over a larger area, supported by back and buttocks...
s. These feature a lower frontal area than a UCI bicycle due to their recumbent seating design of the rider. They enclose the rider and machine in aerodynamic shapes made of carbon fibre, Kevlar or Fiberglass to reduce air resistance. The record Hour speeds for these machines (56 mph - mens and 52 mph - women's) are faster than what a UCI rider could perform in a short 200-meter sprint (45 mph) for 10 seconds, demonstrating a remarkable level of efficiency and speed.
The IHPVA was started in 1975 by Jack Lambie and California college professor, Dr. Chet Kyle, who challenged his students to build a faster bicycle. The recumbent design banned in 1934 and the use of additional streamlined devices banned in 1914 were allowed back into a sanctioned competition.
In 1933, Francis Faure goes 27.9 miles on an unfaired recumbent, later Maurice Richard goes 27.82 miles on an unfaired upright bicycle, then Marcel Berthet goes 30.20 and 31.06 miles on streamlined upright, all in one-hour. The bike racing world is plunged into chaos and HPVs are banned from UCI racing.
In 1939, Francis Faure goes 31.40 miles on a streamlined recumbent.
In 1972, Eddy Merckx
Eddy Merckx
Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...
goes 30.72 miles on an unfaired bicycle, which would have made him third all-time between the two marks from the 1930s.
In 1979, the IHPVA hour record was first set by Olympian Ron Skarin on a streamlined upright bicycle designed by Chet and Joyce Kyle. Skarin went 31.88 miles on a streamlined upright. It was 40 years since a streamlined upright held the record, but this record was short-lived.
The VECTOR TANDEM 1980 mark.
In 1980, Ron Skarin and Eric Hollander went 46.30 miles in a streamlined recumbent tandem, an amazing 14.5 mile increase for the hour record. No longer could any UCI bike even go as fast in a sprint as a HPV could go for an hour. Even today, the best UCI unfaired upright 200-meter mark is 45 mph at altitude. The Vector Tandem ushered in a new era.
It is interesting to note that the Vector Tandem's ONE HOUR record of 46.3 mph in 1980 would have been the 200-meter top speed record in 1975, only five years earlier. HPV's had come that far in only six IHPSC competitions (1975–1980).
The Vector Tandem's Hour record lasted ten years, after which single-rider streamlined recumbent bicycles have held the One Hour mark.
In 1990, Pat Kinch went 46.96 miles with a streamlined recumbent to recapture the overall hour mark for single-rider vehicles. In between this time, Eric Edwards went 36.94 miles in 1980 and Fred Markham 45.36 miles in 1989 to increase the single-rider mark. Lars Teutenberg did 48.49 miles in 1996. In 1998 Sam Whittingham
Sam Whittingham
Sam Whittingham is a Canadian cyclist who has held several world records on recumbent bicycles., he holds the following world records under the sanction of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association:...
goes 49.17 miles. Then he battles with Lars Teutenberg and Bram Moens (along the way Matt Weaver puts in some remarkable 50+ mile runs) to increase the overall record. In 2006, the ageless Fast Fred Markham's tops them all with a remarkable 53.43 miles for a new overall mark. Then Sam Whittingham and Damjan Zabovnik battled to increase the record to 56.3 miles.
Stats: In 1933, there was a 3.24-mile discrepancy between what was the best Hour mark and Hour record, just within that year. Nonetheless, it increased only a 1/3 mile in the next five years to 31.4 mph in 1939. It then took 40 years (1939–1979), for the overall hour record to increase a 1/2 mile. Then in one year (1979–1980), the Vector Tandem increased the hour record by an incredible 14½ miles. In the 29 years since (1980–2009), the hour record has increased another 10 miles.
Through August 2, 2009, 138 one-hour runs using aerodynamic fairings have exceeded Boardman's (35.03 mph or 56.375 km/h) UCI record. This list is maintained by Mike Mowett, IHPVA Records Committee. Some marks on the list are considered unofficial, but all are recorded Hour distances for human powered vehicles.
Earlier records include 2006-07-02 49-year-old Fred Markham, a 1976-80 US Olympic team member, at 85.991 km (53.4 mi) on the track at the Nissan Technical Center North America, near Casa Grande in Arizona
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. Markham won $18,000 as a share of the $25,000 Dempsey-MacCready One Hour Prize that was to have awarded to the first HPV to surpass 90 km. [Sam Whittingham would actually surpass this distance 3 years later]. Although Markham had not exceeded 90 km, the prize time limit had expired and its shares awarded to those that traveled furthest through July 2, 2006. Markham displaced the previous record by Whittingham, who cycled 84.215 km (52.3 mi) July 31, 2004 on the 4.8 km oval GM/Opel test track in Dudenhofen
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, Germany
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. Both rode vehicles called Varna designed and built by the Bulgaria
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n sculptor George Georgiev, who lives in British Columbia
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, Canada. Sam Whittingham won back the record one year later at the Nissan Technical Center North America with 86.752 km.
During 2007, the 1933 record of Francis Faure was broken by another cyclist riding a recumbent without aerodynamic fairings. Sean Costin rode a recumbent made by the Polish
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manufacturer Velokraft (model name NoCom), covering 28.459 miles (45.8 km) on the 382m (0.237 mi) outdoor concrete velodrome in Northbrook
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, Illinois
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on June 6, 2007. Costin then rode 29.76 miles (47.9 km) on the 250-meter (0.155 mi) indoor wooden velodrome at the ADT Event Center
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in California
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. In the later event, he converted his Velokraft NoCom to a fixed-gear. Both events were conducted by the WRRA World Recumbent Racing Association.
On October 24, 2008, Gert-Jan Wijers, also 41, bettered Costin with 50.389 km (31.3 mi) on the 250 m Alkmaar
Alkmaar
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velodrome located near sea-level. Wijers rode a production version of the M5 carbon high-racer recumbent modified with dual disk carbon wheels and a fixed-gear freewheel. Wijers became the first unfaired (non-streamlined enclosed) recumbent rider to exceed 50 km. Details:. On May 15, 2009, 26 year old Aurélien Bonneteau set a new WRRA one hour unfaired world record in Bordeaux-Lax, France at the Guy Lapebie indoor velodrome by pedaling 50.529 kilometres (31.4 mi) in one hour. Aurélien was racing an M5 lowracer set up with single speed gearing, both front and rear wheel disks, and a very elliptical chainring.
In 2009 the one-hour record was set by 5-time Hour record setter Canadian Sam Whittingham at 90.598 km (56.295 mi), ridden on the 8 km (5 mi) track at Ford Michigan Proving Grounds. He bettered the previous record by Damjan Zabovnik of Slovenia (87.123 km, 54.136 mi) set a year earlier on the 5.8 km oval track at the Eurospeedway Lausitz, near Klettwitz
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, Brandenburg
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, Germany
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.
On Sunday July 19, 2009, at the Ford - Michigan Proving Grounds in Romeo, MI, the Women's One Hour world records fell. Barbara Buatois, 32 years old, from France broke her own world hour record that she had just set two days earlier. Barbara's first Record of the weekend was 82.12 km (51 mi) on Friday July 17, 2009. This broke the existing women's mark by 12%, and gave her the title of the 6th fastest human to have done the One Hour. However, her 84.0204 km (52.2 mi) late Sunday evening moved her up to the title of the 4th fastest human (man or woman) to done the One Hour. Barbara rode a vehicle called the Varna Tempest, designed and built by Georgi Georgiev of Canada. The Ford oval is 8 km (5 mi) around with 60% of the course turns and 40% straightaways. It had been rebuilt and repaved the year prior to these attempts. The elevation of the course is flat at 295 meters (968 feet) above sea level, hence this is considered a low-altitude location (<700 meters) per IHPVA/WHPVA rules. Details:
On Tuesday August 2, 2011, Swiss Francesco Russo, riding the Eiviestretto bicycle 91.56 km (56.9 mi) on the 5.8556 km Dekra Test Oval (Eurospeedway Lausitz) near Klettwitz, Germany. The bike designed with earlier record holder Slovenian Damjan Zabovnik and codesigned by Francesco Russo. Also these men have built the bike together. The Eiviestretto is a backwards-ridden vehicle with Russo's head pointed in the direction of travel. He lies on his back with his eyes looking upwards into a mirror pointed forward in order to navigate the course. The design is based on Eivie III from Damjan Zabovnik, with several improvements. This was a World One Hour Record and remarkably came after 4 days of waiting for downpours to stop and in high-humidity conditions. The Dekra oval has long straightaways comprising 83.5% of its total course length and tight banked curves at either end.
Hour records and holders (Male)
| Date | By | Location | (a) | (b) | (c) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Frank Dodds | 26.508 | |||
| 11 May 1893 | Henri Desgrange Henri Desgrange Henri Desgrange was a French bicycle racer and sports journalist. He set 12 world track cycling records, including the hour record of 35.325 kilometres on 11 May 1893. He was the first organiser of the Tour de France.-Origins:Henri Desgrange was one of two brothers, twins... |
Buffalo, Paris Vélodrome Buffalo The Vélodrome Buffalo and Stade Buffalo were cycling tracks in Paris. The first existed from 1893 until World War I, the second from 1922 until 1957.... |
35.325 | ||
| 31 October 1894 | Jules Dubois Jules Dubois Jules Dubois was a Latin America correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and chairman of the Inter-American Press Association's press freedom committee, which he helped to organize in 1951... |
Buffalo, Paris | 38.220 | ||
| 30 July 1897 | Oscar Van Den Eynde | Vincennes, Paris | 39.240 | ||
| 3 July 1898 | Willie Hamilton | Colorado Springs, USA | 40.781 | ||
| 24 August 1905 | Lucien Petit-Breton Lucien Petit-Breton Lucien Georges Mazan was a French racing cyclist .He was born in Plessé, Loire-Atlantique , a part of Brittany, now part of Pays de la Loire. When he was six he moved with his parents to Buenos Aires where he took Argentine nationality... |
Buffalo, Paris | 41.110 | ||
| 20 June 1907 | Marcel Berthet | Paris | 41.520 | ||
| 22 August 1912 | Oscar Egg Oscar Egg Oscar Egg was a Swiss track and road bicycle racer. He captured the world hour record three times before the First World War... |
Paris | 42.122 | ||
| 7 August 1913 | Marcel Berthet | Paris | 42.741 | ||
| 21 August 1913 | Oscar Egg | Paris | 43.525 | ||
| 20 September 1913 | Marcel Berthet | Paris | 43.775 | ||
| 18 August 1914 | Oscar Egg | Paris | 44.247 | ||
| 7 July 1933 | Francis Faure | Vélodrome du Parc des Princes, Paris | 45.055 | ||
| 25 August 1933 | Jan Van Hout | Roermond | 44.588 | ||
| 18 November 1933 | Marcel Berthet | France | 49.99 | ||
| 28 September 1933 | Maurice Richard | Sint-Truiden, Belgium | 44.777 | ||
| 31 October 1935 | Giuseppe Olmo Giuseppe Olmo Giuseppe Olmo was an Italian road bicycle racer, who once held the world record for an hour's run on a bicycle, with 45.090 km, until it was beaten in 1936. He was born in Celle Ligure.... |
Velodromo Vigorelli Velodromo Vigorelli Velodromo Vigorelli is a velodrome in Milan, Italy. It is currently used mostlyfor American football events. The stadium holds 9,000 people and was built in 1935 by 'Vigorelli Cycles'.... , Milan |
45.090 | ||
| 14 October 1936 | Maurice Richard | Vigorelli, Milan | 45.325 | ||
| 29 September 1937 | Frans Slaats Frans Slaats Frans Slaats was a Dutch professional cyclist who broke the world hour record.... |
Vigorelli, Milan | 45.485 | ||
| 3 November 1937 | Maurice Archambaud Maurice Archambaud Maurice Archambaud was a French professional cyclist from 1932 to 1944. His short stature earned him the nickname of le nabot, or "the dwarf", but colossal thighs made him an exceptional rider.... |
Vigorelli, Milan | 45.767 | ||
| 1938 | Francois Faure | France | 50.53 | ||
| 7 November 1942 | Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi Angelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions... |
Vigorelli, Milan | 45.798 | ||
| 29 June 1956 | Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964... |
Vigorelli, Milan | 46.159 | ||
| 19 September 1956 | Ercole Baldini Ercole Baldini Ercole Baldini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his win in the 1958 Giro d'Italia.-Biography:Baldini was born at Villanova di Forlì .... |
Vigorelli, Milan | 46.394 | ||
| 18 September 1957 | Roger Rivière Roger Rivière Roger Rivière was a French track and road bicycle racer. He raced as a professional from 1957 to 1960.... |
Vigorelli, Milan | 46.923 | ||
| 23 September 1959 | Roger Rivière | Vigorelli, Milan | 47.347 | ||
| 30 October 1967 | Ferdi Bracke | Olympic Velodrome, Rome | 48.093 | ||
| 10 October 1968 | Ole Ritter Ole Ritter Ole Ritter is a former Danish racing cyclist.-Amateur years:As an amateur he rode for ABC Denmark.... |
Mexico City | 48.653 | ||
| 25 October 1972 | Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all... |
Mexico City | 49.431 | ||
| 5 May 1979 | Ron Skarin | Ontario, Cal. USA | 51.31 | ||
| 4 May 1980 | Eric Edwards | Ontario, Cal. USA | 59.45 | ||
| 4 May 1980 | Ron Skarin & Eric Hollander* | Ontario, Cal. USA | 74.51 | ||
| 19 January 1984 | Francesco Moser Francesco Moser Francesco Moser , nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" , is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the dominant riders from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, and won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, the 1977 world road racing championship and six victories in three of the five Monuments... |
Mexico City | 50.808 | ||
| 23 January 1984 | Francesco Moser | Mexico City | 51.151 | ||
| 29 September 1984 | Fred Markham | Indianapolis, USA | 60.35 | ||
| 10 September 1985 | Richard Crane | Warwickshire, England | 66.30 | ||
| 28 August 1986 | Fred Markham | Vancouver, Canada | 67.01 | ||
| 15 September 1989 | Fred Markham | Adrian, USA | 73.00 | ||
| 8 September 1990 | Pat Kinch | Bedfordshire, England | 75.57 | ||
| 17 July 1993 | Graeme Obree Graeme Obree Graeme Obree is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He was known for his unusual riding positions and for the "Old Faithful" bicycle he built which included parts from a... |
Hamar, Norway | 51.596 | ||
| 23 July 1993 | Chris Boardman Chris Boardman Christopher "Chris" Boardman MBE is a former English racing cyclist who won an individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and broke the world hour record three times, as well as winning three stages and wearing the yellow jersey on three separate occasions at the Tour de France... |
Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux | 52.270 | ||
| 27 April 1994 | Graeme Obree Graeme Obree Graeme Obree is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He was known for his unusual riding positions and for the "Old Faithful" bicycle he built which included parts from a... |
Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux | 52.713 | ||
| 2 September 1994 | Miguel Indurain Miguel Indurain Miguel Ángel Indurain Larraya is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. He won five consecutive Tour de Frances from 1991 and 1995, the first to do so, and the fourth athlete to win five times. He won the Giro d'Italia twice, becoming one of only seven people in history to achieve the Giro Tour... |
Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux | 53.040 | ||
| 22 October 1994 | Tony Rominger Tony Rominger Tony Rominger is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist who won the Vuelta a España in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and the Giro d'Italia in 1995.He began cycling late, allegedly spurred by competition with his brother... |
Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux | 53.832 | ||
| 5 November 1994 | Tony Rominger | Velodrome du Lac, Bordeaux | 55.291 | ||
| 27 July 1996 | Lars Teutenberg | Munich, Germany | 78.04 | ||
| 7 September 1996 | Chris Boardman Chris Boardman Christopher "Chris" Boardman MBE is a former English racing cyclist who won an individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and broke the world hour record three times, as well as winning three stages and wearing the yellow jersey on three separate occasions at the Tour de France... |
Manchester, UK | 56.375 | ||
| 29 July 1998 | Sam Whittingham Sam Whittingham Sam Whittingham is a Canadian cyclist who has held several world records on recumbent bicycles., he holds the following world records under the sanction of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association:... |
Blainville Blainville, Quebec Blainville is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec and is located northwest of downtown Montreal.The idyllic setting and small town environment makes for a sharp contrast with the booming urban centre next door. Blainville sits right at the foot of the Laurentians, an ancient... , Canada |
79.136 | ||
| 7 August 1999 | Lars Teutenberg | Dudenhofen, Germany | 81.158 | ||
| 27 October 2000 | Chris Boardman | Manchester, UK | 49.441 | ||
| 27 July 2002 | Lars Teutenberg | Dudenhofen, Germany | 82.60 | ||
| 19 November 2003 | Sam Whittingham | Uvalde, Texas | 83.71 | ||
| 31 July 2004 | Sam Whittingham | Dudenhofen, Germany | 84.215 | ||
| 19 July 2005 | Ondřej Sosenka Ondrej Sosenka Ondřej Sosenka is a Czech professional cyclist and rides for the UCI Professional Continental team PSK Whirlpool-Author. He won the Peace Race in 2002. He broke the nine-year old UCI hour record on July 19, 2005 in Moscow, Russia, riding in one hour.Sosenka was known as one of the largest... |
Moscow, Russia | 49.700 | ||
| 2 July 2006 | Fred Markham | Casa Grande, Arizona | 85.991 | ||
| 8 April 2007 | Sam Whittingham Sam Whittingham Sam Whittingham is a Canadian cyclist who has held several world records on recumbent bicycles., he holds the following world records under the sanction of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association:... |
Casa Grande, Arizona | 86.752 | ||
| 12 July 2008 | Damjan Zabovnik | Lausitzring EuroSpeedway Lausitz The EuroSpeedway Lausitz is a race track located near Klettwitz in the state of Brandenburg in Eastern Germany, near the borders of Poland and the Czech Republic... , Germany |
87.123 | ||
| 19 July 2009 | Sam Whittingham Sam Whittingham Sam Whittingham is a Canadian cyclist who has held several world records on recumbent bicycles., he holds the following world records under the sanction of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association:... |
Ford Michigan Proving Grounds, USA | 90.598 | ||
| 2 August 2011 | Francesco Russo | Lausitzring EuroSpeedway Lausitz The EuroSpeedway Lausitz is a race track located near Klettwitz in the state of Brandenburg in Eastern Germany, near the borders of Poland and the Czech Republic... , Germany |
91.562 |
- Vector Tandem 1980 mark
Francesco Russo's 91.595 record subject to approval by IHPVA and WHPVA records committees
Hour records (female)
The corresponding female records are:UCI Hour record
- 46.065 km/h Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel (NED), October 2003
- 45.094 km/h Jeannie LongoJeannie LongoJeannie Longo is a French racing cyclist, multiple French champion and 13 times world champion. Longo is still active in cycling as of 2011 and is widely considered one of the greatest female cyclists of all time...
-Ciprelli (FRA), December 2000 - 44.767 km/h Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (FRA), November 2000
- 43.501 km/h Anna WilsonAnna MillwardAnna Millward, née Wilson, is an Australian female cycle racer. She holds an LLB/BSc degree from Monash University . During her cycling career, she won the overall UCI points title in 2001, and twice was UCI overall World Cup points champion, winning a total of 5 World Cup races in her career...
-Millward (AUS), October 2000
UCI Best hour performance
- 48.159 km/h Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (FRA), October 1996
- 47.411 km/h Yvonne McGregor (GBR), June 1995
- 47.112 km/h Cathérine Marsal (FRA), April 1995
- 46.352 km/h Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (FRA), October 1989
- 44.933 km/h Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (FRA), September 1987
- 44.770 km/h Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (FRA), September 1986
- 43.082 km/h Keetie van Oosten-HageKeetie van Oosten-HageCornelia Hage, known by her married name Keetie van Oosten-Hage, is a Dutch former cyclist from Sint-Maartensdijk, Zeeland. She came from a family of cyclists, sister of Bella Hage, Heleen Hage and Ciska Hage, and aunt to Jan van Velzen...
(NED), September 1978 - 41.471 km/h Maria Cressari (ITA), November 1972
- 41.347 km/h Elsy Jacobs (LUX), November 1958
- ...others
IHPVA/WHPVA
- 84.020 km/h Barbara Buatois (FRA), 19 July 2009, Ford Michigan Proving Grounds, Romeo, Michigan°
- 82.12 km/h Barbara Buatois (FRA), 17 July 2009, Ford Michigan Proving Grounds, Romeo, Michigan°
- 73.41 km/h Rosmarie Bühler (SUI), August 2004
- 68.97 km/h Ellen van Vugt (NED), August 2004
- 68.33 km/h Ellen van Vugt (NED), August 2002
- 62.26 km/h Corinne van Noordenne (NED), August 2001
- 57.47 km/h Rosmarie Bühler (SUI), June 2001
°pending approval
External links
- UCI hour records
- IHPVA records (also hour records for water)
- Fastest IHPVA Streamlined Bicycles: Top Speed and One Hour Performances List - updated frequently
- Incentive Prize for new hour records
- Nissan One Hour Challenge Event for Streamlined Bicycles
- Bike Cult listing of Hour records including data on machines and athlete
- Hour records with pictures of Vehicles
- Bicycle Man history including early hour records
- Video of finish of Sam Whittingham's 53.918 mph Hour Record
- Video of finish of Fred Markham's 53.432 mph Hour Record
- Video of finish of Rob English's 50.105 mph British Hour Record