Chinny going for the hour

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited November 2009 in Pro race
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fabian- ... our-record

Would be nice for a cyclist who I've heard of to hold it again.
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    About time too. Should mullah it as long as he can keep turning left
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  • deal
    deal Posts: 857
    i hope so, seeing Sosenka at the top of the list is just wrong.
  • disquieting_museeuws
    disquieting_museeuws Posts: 601
    Apparently FC did some tests* with a mind to doing the pursuit at Beijing, but didn't reproduce his road form on the track, so it might not be as straightforward as one might think - it would be fascinating to see him try though.

    *Mentioned on this thread: http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12656056
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    iainf72 wrote:
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fabian-cancellara-to-attempt-hour-record

    Would be nice for a cyclist who I've heard of to hold it again.

    Maybe its just me but i cant get too excited about The Hour, that said i suppose if anyone can do it its FC.
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • secretsqirrel
    secretsqirrel Posts: 2,123
    Good luck to him.

    He's special.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Muscling a bike around on the road isn't the same as being smooth on the track and ol' Spartacus isn't the smoothest rider in the world. I'd like to see him have a try, but I'd put my money on Bradley to have a crack.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Great news this. With all the silly bike positions, otherwise enhanced performances the last 15 years the hour record has lost a bit of its magic, also because the presumed greatest rider of all time during that period couldn't be bothered. A credible, big name cyclist regaining the hour would be great.

    Wiggins might be too busy with his new found GT focus.

    If Contador maintains his dominance I would hope he would have a go too (his current lack of interests for anything outside the TdF isn't too promising).
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Apparently DZ said recently he also wanted to try:
    "Yeah, it's crossed my mind. I haven't spent that much time on a track, but I don't think it's that difficult to make a turn. It's not something I'm targeting in the near future, but you never know."
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Harry182
    Harry182 Posts: 1,170
    Or a good winter project for Geraint Thomas (assuming that track World Cup pursuit top gun stuff isn't keeping him too busy.)

    I agree about the wrongness of Sosenka. Would love to see GT set the mark.
  • AndyRubio
    AndyRubio Posts: 880
    I read that Obree's given up on the idea of going for the hour record again, but looking at his bike I'm not surprised. Picture here.
    My hour on the plinth

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