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True - but I think people try to compare 4km and hour record performances too much. It's similar to expecting a 1500m track runner to immediately scale up to half marathon, whereas there's a bit more to it than that, although they are largely aerobic events. I'd also say that Boardman's 1996 hour far outstrips his IP world record in relative terms.
That's a 24w margin of error :D but yes of course Wiggins isn't going to be able to do 56km at sea level. Bobridge's IP world record was done in crazy high heat which you can't scale up for a 1hr effort as you'd just die off after 25-30min.