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

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  • ugo.santaluciaugo.santalucia Posts: 28,028
    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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  • kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,859
    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_bdaniel_b Posts: 11,415
    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.santaluciaugo.santalucia Posts: 28,028
    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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  • exlaserexlaser Posts: 261
    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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  • mpiempie 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.santaluciaugo.santalucia Posts: 28,028
    Is it going to be broadcasted somewhere on Youtube?
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  • exlaserexlaser Posts: 261
    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: 3,258
    Really? It doesn't seem to me like Sky or British cycling get cut that much slack...
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  • exlaserexlaser Posts: 261
    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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  • gethincerigethinceri Posts: 1,479
    Why’s that?
  • roscoeroscoe Posts: 446
    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_bdaniel_b Posts: 11,415
    Well this has gone all weird, and tin foil hat brigade :#
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  • pblakeneypblakeney Posts: 24,642
    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: 27,112
    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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  • pblakeneypblakeney Posts: 24,642
    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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  • kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,859
    ugo.santalucia said:

    Is it going to be broadcasted somewhere on Youtube?

    Will be on Ineos' youtube channel
  • commuterlegscommuterlegs Posts: 266
    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.
  • kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,859
    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.santaluciaugo.santalucia Posts: 28,028
    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 censored ... not even the timer at the top works... seems to be doing well though... if I understand correctly
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  • ugo.santaluciaugo.santalucia Posts: 28,028
    Campenaerts is cheering him in the feed... what a nice chap
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  • gethincerigethinceri Posts: 1,479
    Fair play, the crowd's going wild.
  • kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,859
    gethinceri said:

    Fair play, the crowd's going wild.

    Apart from that one guy giving him a right earful every lap.
  • commuterlegscommuterlegs Posts: 266
    Yeah, the comments section is more entertaining and informative currently. Seems to be marginally up at the moment from what i gather.
  • gethincerigethinceri Posts: 1,479
    Sounds like a wino in Newport town centre of a Saturday lunchtime.
    ***Disclaimer*** I don't spend ANY time in Newport.
  • gethincerigethinceri Posts: 1,479
    Who is commenting?
    I would say "commentating" but it isn't really.
  • commuterlegscommuterlegs Posts: 266
    Dan's mate Jacob Tipper i think.
  • gethincerigethinceri Posts: 1,479
    Ribble guy?
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,976
    edited August 2022
    commuterlegs said:

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



  • ugo.santaluciaugo.santalucia Posts: 28,028
    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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