Scotland's Graeme Obree had a disappointing test run in his campaign to reclaim cycling's world hour record at the Manchester Velodrome on Sunday night. The 38-year-old Ayrshireman, who had booked the circuit for a private session curtailed his attempt after covering nine kilometres in 11 minutes and 34 seconds, two kilometres off the pace behind Chris Boardman's record. Although Obree was in good shape and remains committed to winning back the milestone he first gained back in 1993, his bid is likely to be delayed until the start of June. "He needs to get the bike sorted out, because everything has to be 100% when you are chasing the kind of target posted by Chris [in 2000]," said a spokesman from Cycling Weekly magazine, the only media representatives present on Sunday. "He started off at just after 9pm, and there was a real buzz about the place, because if it had gone well, I think he would have been going for the world record this weekend. "It wasn't to be, and he and his support team realise that he has a bit of work to do. Not on his fitness or on his attitude – there are no problems in either of these areas – but simply in getting the bike up to scratch. "If he manages that, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he comes firing out of the blocks with a chance of regaining the record, but we are talking about the summer before there is any chance of that happening."
Scotland's Graeme Obree had a disappointing test run in his campaign to reclaim cycling's world hour record at the Manchester Velodrome on Sunday night. The 38-year-old Ayrshireman, who had booked the circuit for a private session curtailed his attempt after covering nine kilometres in 11 minutes and 34 seconds, two kilometres off the pace behind Chris Boardman's record.
I wish him luck, but to improve a bike that much seems rather difficult to imagine unless they actually use bearings on the axles and air in the tyres in the next attempt.
Scotland's Graeme Obree had a disappointing test run in his campaign to reclaim cycling's world hour record at the Manchester Velodrome on Sunday night. The 38-year-old Ayrshireman, who had booked the circuit for a private session curtailed his attempt after covering nine kilometres in 11 minutes and 34 seconds, two kilometres off the pace behind Chris Boardman's record.
I wish him luck, but to improve a bike that much seems rather difficult to imagine unless they actually use bearings on the axles and air in the
Scotland's Graeme Obree had a disappointing test run in his campaign to reclaim cycling's world hour record at the Manchester Velodrome on Sunday night. The 38-year-old Ayrshireman, who had booked the circuit for a private session curtailed his attempt after covering nine kilometres in 11 minutes and 34 seconds, two kilometres off the pace behind Chris Boardman's record.
I wish him luck, but to improve a bike that much seems rather difficult to imagine unless they actually use bearings on the axles and air in the tyres in the next attempt.
What the report doesn't tell you is the gear he used - 60x12!
I wish him luck, but to improve a bike that much seems rather difficult to imagine unless they actually use bearings on the axles and air in the tyres in the next attempt.
I wish him luck, but to improve a bike that much seems rather difficult to imagine unless they actually use bearings on the axles and air in the tyres in the next attempt.
I wish him luck, but to improve a bike that much seems rather difficult to imagine unless they actually use bearings on the axles and air in the tyres in the next attempt.
Scotland's Graeme Obree had a disappointing test run in his
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Sunday night. The 38-year-old Ayrshireman, who had booked the circuit for a
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session curtailed his attempt after covering nine kilometres
in 11
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minutes and 34 seconds, two kilometres off the pace behind
Chris
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Boardman's record.
I wish him luck, but to improve a bike that much seems rather
difficult to
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imagine unless they actually use bearings on the axles and air
in the tyres
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in the next attempt.
You would think that he would have tuned-up the bike before inviting a bunch of journalists to watch him "practice" his hour attempt -- which, as I understand the coverage, would have counted if he broke the record. -- Jay Beattie.
