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Wonder how many will squeeze in an attempt before he smashes it?
Hard to see any of the other big hitters getting in before Wiggins, and it's no longer a soft target for an amateur or lower ranking pro, even if they could satisfy the anti-doping requirements. Dowsett could be the wild card, if he can get his sponsors behind it, but that's a big
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Wonder how many will squeeze in an attempt before he smashes it?
Good time line of past attempts here http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/hour-record-timeline-recent-history. Didn't know the first ever record was set on a penny farthing in 1876... over 26km!