Hour record
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The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present. It is
Jean-Eugène-André Castéra (left) and James Moore (right) with a Paris – Rouen velocipede, 1869
Eddy Merckx's 1972 hour record steel-framed bike
The Lotus 108 bicycle, a forerunner to the Lotus 110 Chris Boardman used to set a new hour record of 56.375 km (35.030 mi) in 1996.
The bike used by Jens Voigt in the first attempt under the unified regulations in 2014
Graeme Obree
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Graeme Obree, nicknamed "the Flying Scotsman", after the famous steam locomotive, is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individua
Hour record
…along with Moser's skin suit, provided aerodynamic gains. Moser's record would eventually be moved in 1997 to "best human effort". In 1993 and 1994, Graeme Obree, who built his own bikes, posted two records with his hands tucked under his chest. In 1994, Moser set the veteran's record in Mexico City, riding…
Obree on Old Faithful