Bigham having a crack at the world hour record Friday 19th

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,313
    Nice... I hope he makes it... I never liked that record done in Aguascalientes.
    he can really take advantage of computer simulations, wind tunnels and the likes, as on the road he has proved to be rather average. The kind of rider the UCI hates... no panache, all marginal gains
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    Fair play - am I reading it right that he's ridden the second furthest mark at the moment but it wasn't eligible for the UCI records because he wasn't in the anti-doping programme?
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,982
    edited August 2022
    kingstongraham said:

    Fair play - am I reading it right that he's ridden the second furthest mark at the moment but it wasn't eligible for the UCI records because he wasn't in the anti-doping programme?

    "Sadly his effort this time around wouldn't have counted for the official record as the UCI requires riders to be in the Registered Testing Pool or have an Athlete Biological Passport which Bigham, who doesn't ride in the WorldTour, didn't have this time around."

    Personally I think he will break it this time.

    And then, like a lot of people, I would really like to see Ganna (in top form) have a crack at it.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,313
    daniel_b said:



    Personally I think he will break it this time.

    He needs a bit of luck... low pressure would help

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  • exlaser
    exlaser Posts: 268
    There is something about him and the members of the team he used to run I really don’t trust . I cannot tell you why.
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  • mpie
    mpie Posts: 81
    exlaser said:

    There is something about him and the members of the team he used to run I really don’t trust . I cannot tell you why.

    That says more about you than about Bigham.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,313
    Is it going to be broadcasted somewhere on Youtube?
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  • exlaser
    exlaser Posts: 268
    mpie said:

    exlaser said:

    There is something about him and the members of the team he used to run I really don’t trust . I cannot tell you why.

    That says more about you than about Bigham.
    I am sure that’s true 😀. It’s just IF his team had have been from Spain and did what it did on the track lots of people would think something was ‘ iffy ‘.
    I am sure his current employer has done all their checks on him so he must be ok 😂
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,475
    Really? It doesn't seem to me like Sky or British cycling get cut that much slack...
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • exlaser
    exlaser Posts: 268
    I cut British cycling a lot of slack , it’s Bingham and the Charlie Tanfield I don’t cut much slack.
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  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,663
    Why’s that?
  • roscoe
    roscoe Posts: 526
    exlaser said:

    I cut British cycling a lot of slack , it’s Bingham and the Charlie Tanfield I don’t cut much slack.

    Why?
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,982
    Well this has gone all weird, and tin foil hat brigade :#
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,341
    daniel_b said:

    Well this has gone all weird, and tin foil hat brigade :#

    Won't help you in a crash, but ultra lightweight. 😉
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    pblakeney said:

    daniel_b said:

    Well this has gone all weird, and tin foil hat brigade :#

    Won't help you in a crash, but ultra lightweight. 😉

    But is it aero? That's all Bigham cares about.
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,341
    edited August 2022
    RichN95. said:

    pblakeney said:

    daniel_b said:

    Well this has gone all weird, and tin foil hat brigade :#

    Won't help you in a crash, but ultra lightweight. 😉

    But is it aero? That's all Bigham cares about.
    He's been in the wind tunnel to test, right? 😉
    The shaping opportunities are endless.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    ugo.santalucia said:

    Is it going to be broadcasted somewhere on Youtube?

    Will be on Ineos' youtube channel
  • commuterlegs
    commuterlegs Posts: 271
    Just tuned in. Fixed camera and no data.

    Like watching a gif on repeat, seems pretty budget for a record attempt they've clearly put money into.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    30 minutes in, he's 1.2 seconds off world record pace, which is what the commentator is saying is bang on his planned schedule - should be slightly ahead in a few more laps.

  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,313
    commuterlegs said:

    Just tuned in. Fixed camera and no data.

    Like watching a gif on repeat, seems pretty budget for a record attempt they've clearly put money into.

    yeah, pretty crap... not even the timer at the top works... seems to be doing well though... if I understand correctly
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,313
    Campenaerts is cheering him in the feed... what a nice chap
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  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,663
    Fair play, the crowd's going wild.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    gethinceri said:

    Fair play, the crowd's going wild.

    Apart from that one guy giving him a right earful every lap.
  • commuterlegs
    commuterlegs Posts: 271
    Yeah, the comments section is more entertaining and informative currently. Seems to be marginally up at the moment from what i gather.
  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,663
    Sounds like a wino in Newport town centre of a Saturday lunchtime.
    ***Disclaimer*** I don't spend ANY time in Newport.
  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,663
    Who is commenting?
    I would say "commentating" but it isn't really.
  • commuterlegs
    commuterlegs Posts: 271
    Dan's mate Jacob Tipper i think.
  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,663
    Ribble guy?
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,218
    edited August 2022
    commuterlegs said:

    Yeah, the comments section is more entertaining and informative currently.



  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,313
    Turns out I know his friend Johnny Wale... he was in the same club as me when he was 16... I can't believe he is 31 already.
    I think I dropped him up a climb... once
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