True to expectations, British cyclist Bradley Wiggins set a new hour record on Sunday, covering 33.88 miles at Lee Valley Velodrome, .听
Wiggins beat fellow Brit Alex Dowsett鈥檚 record聽of 32.89 miles, set on May 9. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 the closest I will come to knowing what it鈥檚 like to have a baby,鈥 聽of his intense effort.听
Since the Union Cycliste Internationale changed the event鈥檚 rules聽to allow modern bikes with aerodynamics features, five cyclists have broken the hour record in quick succession. Jens Voigt聽obtained the first record since 2005 by completing 31.76 miles in September,聽Matthias Br盲ndle聽beat him by nearly a mile a month later,聽and Rohan Dennis聽outdid Br盲ndle by nearly half a mile in February. Alex Dowsett made the latest successful effort, beating Dennis鈥 mark by about a quarter of a mile.听
Wiggins 聽that he believes he could have gone even farther in better conditions, but he thinks his record will still deter others from attempting the hour. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a been a bit of a rush up until now for people to have a go at it. It鈥檚 the first big marker now.鈥