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In 1967, 11 years later, Anquetil again broke the hour record, with 47.493 km (29.511 mi), but the record was disallowed because he refused to take the newly introduced post-race doping test. [4] He had objected to what he saw as the indignity of having to urinate in a tent in front of a crowded velodrome and said he would take the test later ...
Amongst the various racing associations that host racing events for such bicycles, these are called Stock Recumbents or Unfaired Recumbents. The hour record for recumbent bicycles without aerodynamic fairings, set by Francis Faure in 1933, was broken in 2007 by Sean Costin, who covered 48.80 km (28.46 mi) on the 382m outdoor concrete velodrome ...
Guinness certified the record as covering 1,725 miles (2,776 km) in 5 days 18 hours and 3 minutes, beating Rockett's time by 3 hours and 5 minutes. [71] On 3 September 2020, Marcia Roberts became the first female to record the journey starting at Lands End, by bike, in a time of 11 days, 13 hours & 13 minutes and set a Guinness World Record. [72]
Tour of Rwanda, Rwanda (2.1) Tour of Austria, Austria (2.HC from 2006) Tour of Greece, Greece (2.1 from 2022) Volta a Portugal, Portugal (2.HC from 2005 until 2009) Brixia Tour, Italy; Hong Kong Road Cycling Race, Hong Kong, China; An Post Rás, Ireland; Route du Sud, France; Giro di Sicilia, Italy; Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Spain
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. [1] It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and holds significant prestige because of it. [2]
Men's under-23 1 km time trial: Didier Henriette France: 1:04.157 Michaël D'Almeida France: 1:04.434 Maximilian Levy Germany: 1:04.773 Men's under-23 individual pursuit: Dominique Cornu Belgium: Alexandre Pliușchin Moldova: Steven Burke Great Britain: Men's under-23 team pursuit: Peter Kennaugh Ben Swift Jonny Bellis Steven Burke Great ...
The one hour run is an athletics event in which competitors try to cover as much distance as possible within one hour. While officially recognized by World Athletics as a track event, it is rarely contested apart from occasional world record attempts. The event has a long history, with first recorded races dating back to the late 17th century. [1]
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