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24hr World Record broken..

Frenchman covers 839 kilometres in 24 hours
Amateur rider Jean-Pascal Roux has set a new distance world record over 24 hours, covering 839 kilometres on a circuit course in Caderousse
The Frenchman from Avignon, Provence bThe record was previously held by Slovenian Jure Robic with 835 kilometres.
Roux, who was assisted in his record attempt by former Formula 1 world champion and avid cyclist Alain Prost, rode on a flat course totaling 17,141 kilometres. He started on Wednesday, June 16, at 9am, and finished after completing almost 49 laps of the course. His average speed was 34.96 km/h.
"Cooked! I am cooked! I can't even lift my leg to step off my bike..." Roux told Velo101 after reaching his goal. "What a crazy idea of Robic to ride that fast! Fortunately I tried to do this after he did, with his record on my mind the whole time."
Roux also holds another world record for climbing the famous Mont Ventoux an incredible eleven times in 24 hours.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/24-hour-world-record-broken

This Robic sounds unhinged

He should come on the forum. He sounds crazy enough.

lfgss members are invited to ride this event and entry on the line should be possible unless a really exceptional number turn up. For more information look at the Hounslow’s website, or try my mobile (see Clubman’s details). http://www.hounslowanddistrictwheelers.co.uk/

How much is the entry fee, and where does one sign up; on the line, or golf club?

24hr World Record broken..

Frenchman covers 839 kilometres in 24 hours
Amateur rider Jean-Pascal Roux has set a new distance world record over 24 hours, covering 839 kilometres on a circuit course in Caderousse

I make that 521 miles; Wilko's comp record is 525.07. Typical bloody foreigners, pretending to have set a record when a Briton did it over a decade ago

I make that 521 miles; Wilko's comp record is 525.07. Typical bloody foreigners, pretending to have set a record when a Briton did it over a decade ago

Yes, but Robic has set the metrical world record, see?

How much is the entry fee, and where does one sign up; on the line, or golf club?

Sign on in Golf Club car park. Entry fee £2. (This includes £1 CTT levy - we're clearly a non profit making organisation!)

Sign on in Golf Club car park. Entry fee £2. (This includes £1 CTT levy - we're clearly a non profit making organisation!)

Thanks, hope to see you there.

I make that 521 miles; Wilko's comp record is 525.07. Typical bloody foreigners, pretending to have set a record when a Briton did it over a decade ago

How does that work then? Why doesn't he have the world record?
Is it a case of not telling the governing body he was going for a world record so they'd not checked the course and done all that official bollocks? ie. if you beat the hour record but don't have UCI dude present and the right timing devices and blah blah you're not eligible to claim it?

How does that work then? Why doesn't he have the world record?
Is it a case of not telling the governing body he was going for a world record so they'd not checked the course and done all that official bollocks? ie. if you beat the hour record but don't have UCI dude present and the right timing devices and blah blah you're not eligible to claim it?

All that is probably true, but there is also the issue with time/distance records that you can't set one in a race, as you may obtain an advantage by catching your opponent(s). In the good old days, when the professional pursuit was run over 5000m, you could go as fast as you liked but you'd never set the UCI 5km standing start record. Same with the 4km record; Boardman's fastest pursuit is 4:11.114, but his 4km record is only 4:13.353

Ahh.. I see. Maybe they should have a Competition World Record too?

Ahh.. I see. Maybe they should have a Competition World Record too?

The UCI records page does seem to have come to the same conclusion; they list Boardman's 4:13 as the 'Record' and his 4:11 as the 'Absolute record'.

My work here is done. ;)

Anyone who beats the hour on the tough West of Windsor 25 course will feel pleased with themselves. Last Sunday Rob Gilmour had two extra reasons to celebrate: first, his time of 59 minutes 9 seconds won the midsummer cup race and second, that the date was the exact 25th anniversary of his first under the hour 25.

Rob’s 1984 ride was slightly quicker (57.48) and was completed on an 82” fixed gear, but since it was done on the fast North Road (F1) course it was possibly less of an athletic achievement than his short 59 this year on a course which no one will ever describe as fast.

The second fastest ride came from David Brown, a young sports science student who was just 38 seconds outside the hour. As yet David has shown no interest in single gear bikes, so let us move on to third placed rider. 

Another man chasing the hour was Paul Holdsworth who had elected to ride a basic fixed wheel ‘athletes’ bike. This concept, which seeks to discover what a rider can do without modern aids, seems to be gaining some acceptance in the cycling world and it is perhaps an inevitable reaction against the expense and complexity of contemporary practice.
Paul had done 1.02.03 the previous week on this bike and course and was making a determined effort to achieve the magic ‘59’ this Sunday, raising his gear from 86.8’’ to 93’’ and doubtless gritting his teeth a little harder. The result was 1.0.48, close, but no cigar; it gave him third place.
Afterwards it was clear that although he looked effortlessly stylish from the roadside, it had not been an easy 25 miles. “I feel like I’ve just ridden a hard 50” he said, and complained that he had found his position holding the bottom of the old style dropped bars uncomfortable compared with the modern set up with clip ons and arm rests. I have no doubt that with a little tweaking of position and perhaps a slightly better day he will achieve his ‘athletes’ sub hour ride.


The forum’s own ‘Mitre Tester’ also faced our timekeeper on Sunday, and recorded a very creditable 1.5.46 which would have placed him eighth out of 23 starters. It should be remembered that the majority of the field were on modern TT bikes and that not everyone would regard this course as suitable for fixed. Mitre Tester said that he felt the conditions were rather harder than they had been the previous week in the Maidenhead event since there was a headwind on the most exposed section of the course, and he thought this showed the high quality of Holdsworth’s ride as he had actually improved his time by over a minute.

Paul Holdsworth would very probably have won this event if he had used a modern time trial bike; he sacrificed this chance by riding the ‘athletes’ machine, but by doing so he added a lot of interest to what would otherwise have been a mundane club TT.

The 'athletes' bike

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The 'athletes' bike

Beautiful.

Anyone who beats the hour on the tough West of Windsor 25 course will feel pleased with themselves. Last Sunday Rob Gilmour had two extra reasons to celebrate: first, his time of 59 minutes 9 seconds

Is the full result available?

The full result should be on the Hounslow web site. I've just checked and it hasn't appeared yet, so I will chase the person responsible. If there is a problem, I'll have to retype it and send it to you direct.

I am struggling to understand Emma Pooleys Bar Setup in this picture. Are they attached to the forks? Why doesnt she have a normal TT setup?

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I am struggling to understand Emma Pooleys Bar Setup in this picture. Are they attached to the forks? Why doesnt she have a normal TT setup?

I think I saw this explained somewhere but I can't quite remember what the reason was, other than that she's very short and needs a special setup. But I don't think that was the whole explanation.

I think I saw this explained somewhere but I can't quite remember what the reason was, other than that she's very short and needs a special setup. But I don't think that was the whole explanation.

Yh
its wierd because she has the road brake levers but proper aero bars
i thought maybe she was riding a hilly course? and preferred to climb on the hoods?

The full result should be on the Hounslow web site.

Hmmm...looks like I was the only one making heavy going of it, all the Hounslow riders who rode the MDCC event improved by at least a minute.

One offs for a hilly course according to these peeps:
http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-454853.html

Has anyone else ridden the Navestock 10m course on fixed? I took my pursuit bike (with front brake fitted) down there on Friday, with spoked wheels and a 104" gear, and did 22:40. This is only 20 seconds slower than my quickest time on this course with gears and a disc wheel, so I was quite pleased with it.

The wife just broke the hour (58.30 something) for 25 miles....... Hmmm - that might just have ended any aspirations I have to go testing again!