The Hour *** spoilers ***

briantrumpet

OnYourRight wrote:

Possibly pinarello001 wasn’t being literal about the £49 farm.

Surely no-one would ever write anything non-factual on the internet...

term1te

25 Swiss Francs to see Rohan Dennis, with a couple of hours of junior exhibition races beforehand if you wanted. The place was about 90% full. That was cheap for Switzerland, you can't get into a cinema for much less than 30CHF. Great atmosphere, 25 well spent in my opinion.

greasedscotsman

Paul 8v wrote:

Got my tickets, Sky customers can book from today.

Cheers for that Paul, was going to wait until Friday. Tickets now booked!

ai_1

Salsiccia1 wrote:

With the best will in the world, I wouldn't pay anything to see someone attempt the hour record.

Likewise. It's an impressive feat but not a really a great spectator sport. The same goes for TTs in general.
I might tune in from time to time and see how it's going but that's about it. I certainly wouldn't go out of my way or pay to be there.

Daz555

I'm assuming we get a full refund if he fails?

RichN95.

sjmclean wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

£49 for a ticket? Even £29 seems steep.
Is there a support act? Colin Lynch perhaps? Or Paul Weller? Or The Smiths reformed?
I know some places in Eastern Europe where you can get a lot more for an hour for £49.

When was the last time you bought tickets to something?

Cheltenham Gold Cup. Full day of racing in Tattersalls for your £50.

The_Boy

RichN95 wrote:

sjmclean wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

£49 for a ticket? Even £29 seems steep.
Is there a support act? Colin Lynch perhaps? Or Paul Weller? Or The Smiths reformed?
I know some places in Eastern Europe where you can get a lot more for an hour for £49.

When was the last time you bought tickets to something?

Cheltenham Gold Cup. Full day of racing in Tattersalls for your £50.

So less actual racing for your money? Especially so assuming the Wiggins effort will include some racing before/after. Compare it with football or rugby and , while it could be less it's really not so bad.

Especially since - barring calamity - it's not gonna get beaten again for years.

Ashbeck

I got the early email yesterday and could have bought a few tickets at £49 as I don't live too far from the track. Did think about taking a mate etc but when I sat back and thought about it properly, £100 is a bit steep for 2 people just to watch someone go round in a circle for 60 minutes, Wiggins or not. I thought of the bike bits or clothing I could buy with that, which would last me longer.

Once i found out it was on Sky that put the final nail in the coffin for me.

okgo

£50?

The money we (or certainly I) spend on a tyre that lasts a few races? Get over it guys, its hardly ridiculous is it, go and see how much it costs to watch a premier league football match of any reasonable quality...

I'll be trying to buy a few for sure.

RichN95.

The_Boy wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

sjmclean wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

£49 for a ticket? Even £29 seems steep.
Is there a support act? Colin Lynch perhaps? Or Paul Weller? Or The Smiths reformed?
I know some places in Eastern Europe where you can get a lot more for an hour for £49.

When was the last time you bought tickets to something?

Cheltenham Gold Cup. Full day of racing in Tattersalls for your £50.

So less actual racing for your money? Especially so assuming the Wiggins effort will include some racing before/after. Compare it with football or rugby and , while it could be less it's really not so bad.

Especially since - barring calamity - it's not gonna get beaten again for years.

Going back to my original post, that bit in bold was what I was asking (in a somewhat facetious maner). If there's other things going on then fair enough.

The_Boy

RichN95 wrote:

The_Boy wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

sjmclean wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

£49 for a ticket? Even £29 seems steep.
Is there a support act? Colin Lynch perhaps? Or Paul Weller? Or The Smiths reformed?
I know some places in Eastern Europe where you can get a lot more for an hour for £49.

When was the last time you bought tickets to something?

Cheltenham Gold Cup. Full day of racing in Tattersalls for your £50.

So less actual racing for your money? Especially so assuming the Wiggins effort will include some racing before/after. Compare it with football or rugby and , while it could be less it's really not so bad.

Especially since - barring calamity - it's not gonna get beaten again for years.

Going back to my original post, that bit in bold was what I was asking (in a somewhat facetious maner). If there's other things going on then fair enough.

There is the added angle of it being a far more unique event though. For £29 I could go see Celtic play whoever in a terrible approximation of godawful sport, or instead watch the hour record being knocked out the park. Or for £49 I could go to Cheltenham for the races, but I can do that any year and besides, I can see some of those same horses on the odd occasion they rock up at Musselburgh for Cheltenham trials day.

I agree the prices are a little on the steep side, but they certainly wouldn't be enough to put me off going along if I lived in London - and I'm far from being a fan of The Cycling Sir.

carbonclem

For those that want them, the presale thing seems to be daft. I just ordered tickets with no presale access code, just selected tickets and paid for them.

It'll be interesting how they go. Sarah Storeys attempt didn't sell out and Alex Dowsetts doesn't seem to be. My guess is that Wiggos will quite easily. I note there is no track centre access ... Full of corporate and VIP's I assume as I imagine it's widely anticipated to be a shoe in.

Daz555

Yes it may not be a visual spectacle comparable to Rollerball or whatever but I'm glad I'm going.

It is a classic event - one of the purest in cycling and I'm sure I'll only ever go once in my life to see someone try it. I wish I'd been there for Boardman's "athletes record", so having missed that, a new chance to see a British cycling great go for such an iconic record seems a no brainer to me.

The current record is too low for a track and TT great like Wiggo to worry about so we really need Dowsett to pull a blinder and put Wiggo under some real pressure following his attempt on 2nd May.

CarbonClem wrote:

For those that want them, the presale thing seems to be daft. I just ordered tickets with no presale access code, just selected tickets and paid for them.

+1

bigmat

In for a penny, in for a (49) pound. Just ordered without any Sky details. Seem to be a lot of tickets gone already.

The price is pretty steep, but it is a one off thing really, isn't it? I imagine it will be a pretty good atmosphere and a nice thing to be able to say "I was there" about.

ai_1

The_Boy wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

sjmclean wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

£49 for a ticket? Even £29 seems steep.
Is there a support act? Colin Lynch perhaps? Or Paul Weller? Or The Smiths reformed?
I know some places in Eastern Europe where you can get a lot more for an hour for £49.

When was the last time you bought tickets to something?

Cheltenham Gold Cup. Full day of racing in Tattersalls for your £50.

So less actual racing for your money? Especially so assuming the Wiggins effort will include some racing before/after. Compare it with football or rugby and , while it could be less it's really not so bad.

Especially since - barring calamity - it's not gonna get beaten again for years.

Are you sure?

Yellow Peril

I hope people didn't pay a lot to go and watch "Jack's Hour"...the whole thing was truly awful.

jedi_master

How are people buying already? If I go to the sky tickets cycling page it just has come back on Friday.

carbonclem

http://tickets.sky.com/seats/One-Hour-Record#pswp

Ignore the code box.

Daz555

Ai_1 wrote:

The_Boy wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

sjmclean wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

£49 for a ticket? Even £29 seems steep.
Is there a support act? Colin Lynch perhaps? Or Paul Weller? Or The Smiths reformed?
I know some places in Eastern Europe where you can get a lot more for an hour for £49.

When was the last time you bought tickets to something?

Cheltenham Gold Cup. Full day of racing in Tattersalls for your £50.

So less actual racing for your money? Especially so assuming the Wiggins effort will include some racing before/after. Compare it with football or rugby and , while it could be less it's really not so bad.

Especially since - barring calamity - it's not gonna get beaten again for years.

Are you sure?

Depends if Martin and maybe Cancellara want to put the time in to crack it. If Wiggo really sets a great time then it will naturally put those guys off because of the effort involved and the disruption to any season when you give the record a serious go. Wiggo can now spend 7 weeks training for this effort because he is retiring from top class road riding and it will all benefit his transition back to the track. That sort of specific commitment could wreck a normal season.

The recent marks set by Jens, Brandle, Dennis do not feel world class (really only in the ball park of Boardmans record from 93 in a modern position) and of course it means people will attack those sorts of times. A real world class time will see record attempts drop off dramatically I'd say.

RichN95.

Daz555 wrote:

The recent marks set by Jens, Brandle, Dennis do not feel world class (really only in the ball park of Boardmans record from 93 in a modern position)

Didn't Dennis beat Boardman's 93 distance? (52.471 v 52.270)

Daz555

RichN95 wrote:

Daz555 wrote:

The recent marks set by Jens, Brandle, Dennis do not feel world class (really only in the ball park of Boardmans record from 93 in a modern position)

Didn't Dennis beat Boardman's 93 distance? (52.471 v 52.270)

Yes but with 22 years of bike tech and sports science between the two it does not seem that special if I'm honest - in reference to Dennis' time.

Also begs the question why Boardmans 93 record was stripped away. Looks pretty standard to me:



The wafer-thin "fake" helmet will be saving him a few watts but I doubt he's doing anything there different enough from today's riders for this record to be chucked away.

PBo

"The Bradley Wiggins hour will begin at 18.30. The event will end at 20.00."

He's gonna put it out of sight.....he's getting an extra half hour!!!

jedi_master

CarbonClem wrote:

http://tickets.sky.com/seats/One-Hour-Record#pswp

Ignore the code box.

Thanks.

£49 for upper tier, since when has the upper tier ever been the same price as lower tier tickets.

RichN95.

Daz555 wrote:

Also begs the question why Boardmans 93 record was stripped away. Looks pretty standard to me.

Apparently the saddle is too far forward and the seat post is illegal, for a start.

No_Ta_Doctor

PBo wrote:

"The Bradley Wiggins hour will begin at 18.30. The event will end at 20.00."

He's gonna put it out of sight.....he's getting an extra half hour!!!

Knights of The Realm sticking together. He borrowed the use of a Sir Alex Ferguson second half.

cougie

I know I didn't pay anything like £49 for Boardmans last hour record tickets - but then again cycling wasn't so popular then.

I've got Dowsett tickets anyway - rude not to as it's fairly close and cheap. Wiggins would be a huge cost to get there and get tickets - and I'm not entirely sure he's going to break the distance that Dowsett hopefully does.

Daz555

cougie wrote:

I'm not entirely sure he's going to break the distance that Dowsett hopefully does.

I can't see Dowsett besting Wiggo to be honest but what we really want to see from Dowsett is a distance which gives Wiggo serious cause for concern - cos then we'll see Wiggo pull more out of himself.

greasedscotsman

Does anyone know if there are any events before Dowsett's attempt?

Pokerface

greasedscotsman wrote:

Does anyone know if there are any events before Dowsett's attempt?

There are no other attempts scheduled currently.

Paul 8v

greasedscotsman wrote:

Paul 8v wrote:

Got my tickets, Sky customers can book from today.

Cheers for that Paul, was going to wait until Friday. Tickets now booked!

See you there