Putting the hour record in perspective - How does an amateur compare
"Cycling is unlike most other sports in that you can visually see the talent at work, and the hour record is one of the most torturous challenges to that talent. Eddy Merckx famously described his world hour record: “It’s very, very hard. I couldn’t walk for a few days after I did it. That’s how hard it is.”
Local Melbournian Nick Bensley wanted to find out for himself what it was like to attempt a World Hour Record. To put Nick’s abilities into context, he’s an accomplished racer at the club and national level and does well at the individual time trial. He came in 13th at the Australian National ITT championships (2:57 behind Richie Porte over 40.9km and only six seconds behind Drapac’s Will Clarke who previously rode at the WorldTour level). Nick can hold an average of 380 watts for more than an hour".
Läs artikeln och hur Nick gjorde grymma 48 275 meter med 382 watt i snitt. Ett fantastiskt resultat som är bättre än det officiella världsrekordet för masters age group 30-34. Wiggins gjorde 54 526 meter drygt 6 km längre.. Vilken kung han är Sir Bradley. Skön kille också som kan konsten att koppla av efter stordåden som här efter vinsten i OS i London 2012 i tempo som han vann i stor stil med nätta 52,11 i snittfart över 44 km i centrala London.
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