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The first attempt on a para-cycling hour record after the new regulations were extended to para-cycling was by Irishman Colin Lynch in the C2 category, bettering the accepted best performance previously set by Laurent Thirionet in 1999 by 2 kilometres, and setting the first 'ratified' para-cycling world hour record. The mark of 43.133 km was ...
On July 7, 1933, a Frenchman, Francis Faure set a One-Hour record of 45.055 km (27.996 miles) that was faster than the conventional bicycle record at that time. This caused controversy in the world of cycling as Faure was considered a "second-category" cyclist, but his recumbent bicycle had effectively allowed him to win races against ...
WUCA record holder Amanda Coker rode 8,012.4 miles (12,894.7 km) in April 2017. [84] [85] Guinness World Record holder Janet Davison rode 4,010 miles (6,450 km) between 24 July and 22 August 2015. [86] WUCA male record holder Steven Abraham rode 7,104.3 miles (11,433.3 km) between 2 September and 1 October 2016. [84]
It was the world's first long-distance road race and also won by Moore, who took 10 hours and 25 minutes to cover 134 km. The runners-up were the Count André Castéra, who had come second to Moore at St-Cloud, and Jean Bobillier, riding a farm bike that weighed 35 kg.
For a flat criterium at 40 km/h, 1 km circuit, 4 corners per lap, 10 km/h speed loss at each corner, one hour duration, there would be 160 corner "jumps". For 90 kg rider and bike, this adds roughly one third effort compared to the same ride at a steady speed, and a mass reduction of 10% of the total system weight (bicycle, rider, and luggage ...
[10] 3000 m individual pursuit (progression) 3:24.537 Sarah Ulmer New Zealand: 22 August 2004 2004 Olympic Games: Athens, Greece [8] 3000 m team pursuit* (progression) ♦3:14.051 Dani King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell Great Britain: 4 August 2012 2012 Olympic Games: London, Great Britain [8] 4000 m team pursuit* (progression) ♦4:04.242 ...
1 km time trial (sea level) 57.321 Harrie Lavreysen Netherlands 18 October 2024 World Championships: Ballerup, Denmark [10] 1 km time trial tandem (sea level) 58.038 Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham Great Britain 28 August 2021 Paralympic Games: Izu, Japan [11] 1 km madison time trial: 54.446 Ed Clancy George Atkins Great Britain 1 February 2014 ...
The Redlands Bicycle Classic is the longest continuous running invitational, professional cycling stage race in American bike racing, located in Redlands, California, United States. The race began in 1985 after the 1984 Summer Olympic Games were held nearby in Los Angeles, in which the Team USA earned a record number of medals in cycling. It ...