The Hour *** spoilers ***

This guy just nearly ruined the hour for me with his very American take on all things tech...
http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/02/bikes-and-tech/the-torqued-wrench-the-tech-behind-the-hour-record_317814
But I'm still really excited for the prospect of Canc taking on the most romantic record in the sport.
Do we think it'll happen?
http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/02/bikes-and-tech/the-torqued-wrench-the-tech-behind-the-hour-record_317814
But I'm still really excited for the prospect of Canc taking on the most romantic record in the sport.
Do we think it'll happen?
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I would settle for that. It could be a huge shoot out if some promoter could get them all to do it within a reasonably short space of time. Cant see them all doing it on the same day, sadly.
Who do you think is the strongest, mentally, for a challenge like the hour? Wiggins can be very up and down but If he puts his mind to something, and the track was his forte, he can be an awesome competitor.
Not sure where his head is at. He's 16 mins down on GC in Andalucía and that beard suggests that he is either going to live in a cave for the rest of his life or take out Canadian nationality.
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With a volley ball named Wilson.
Anyway I hope Canc goes for it, but he'll still have to dislodge Robert Marchand from my heart.
He still looks younger than Quintana
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I don't think Wiggo is there mentally at the moment, his inner chimp went AWOL after the 2012 TDF as far as I can see.
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I'm going to say Wiggo first; because he has the greater track experience and secondly; because I think the singleminded approach required in terms of the preparation etc suits him more than the other two.
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I thought it was a good piece TBH. It would be crazy for someone like Cancellara to attempt the record without working on the marginal gains possible within the rules.
I'm a bit surprised about the part about frame materials. I had somehow assumed steel was mandatory, but it seems not.
Yep, agreed. Martin and Canc will alays have eyes on other prizes (personally or throught the team), but Wiggo doing the hour - the great british cycling story - is a gift to Sky, British Cycling and anyone else who cares to look in...
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Boys on the board don't like it. Not testing well in crucial LA markets.
If it gets proper blinged up, it could be fine
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Looks like a change in the rules to unify records and accommodate current endurance track bikes. Will there be a stampede to have a crack at it now?
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My thoughts too, but how much time and effort they would give to it considering it isn't an Olympic event is the thing.
I'd hope they'd let a rider use the UK Sport bike, but I doubt they'd invest much by way of research for a funded attempt.
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^This.
It has the whiff of a documantary serialised over several weeks, nicely rounds off Wiggins' palmares as well.
I do love the idea of a simultaneous three way attempt though with Fab and Martin.
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Unless the slick emotive coverage is done tongue in cheek like it is with Darts for example