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  • It was >6.4 for the Superman record, insane numbers

  • Wiggins can/could/has* break the IP record. Bobridge had mad low air density that day

    *apparently he did it in training, or came within a whisker

  • Oh, I thought it was around 420w/0.165 CdA.

  • Well there's a goal for next season.

  • Just a thought, would it be legal to set a record at very high altitude in a velodrome artificially enriched of oxygen?

  • That's gonna need a lot of silicon sealant.

    The reason for going to altitude is so you ride through less air molecules. If you add them back in the form of Oxygen you're kind of defeating the purpose of going to altitude I think.

  • A few big canisters of oxygen could help already I thought and you would add just the good and light part of air this way?

  • The first question would have to be: is reduced oxygen actually a limiter for the athlete at altitude?

  • That's what I thought

  • Could be used in a future (re)attempt.


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  • P.s. Scot Burns MCR attempt on 19th Dec 8pm ish be good to get a few in the crowd if anyone interested.

  • Couple of oxygen canisters to aid breathing.
    Spray down with alcohol to aid cooling.
    Then chase them holding a lighter to aid motivation.

  • About 4.5s up early on.

  • 9s up at 57mins...

  • Matthias Brandle's hour record bike is on display at the UCI velodrome at the minute:

    Impressively high levels of security. It's held on to the stand by a zip tie. Just the one. Right by the unguarded entrance too. Only in Switzerland...

  • 159m short :( good effort though

  • Scott Burns will go again on 27th 8pm ish, was so close on Sat hope he can find the extra 160m he needs.

  • Should've gone again the day after. Just needs to drink a lot of water at night :)

  • Track time is like unicorn poop. The wheelers have agreed to cancel a club session for the 27th to go ahead. January 1st he moves up to 35-39 so this really is last chance saloon on the 30-34 record.

  • Nice of them. Hope he gets it.

  • Sadly no record tonight either for Scott.

  • Obviously anyone holding any of these records is a superhuman. But could someone explain to me why there should be different records for 30-34 and 35-39? It's not even clear to me which you would expect to be quicker! We're not talking developing juniors or veterans.

  • It just follows the UCI masters age grouping which is done in 5 yr bands all the way up. 30-34 is in fact no longer a category which you can race at World Masters (but British National Masters have it), but the records are still retained.

  • Ok thanks for that. I was thinking what is the competitive need to separate those two bands? Some people will be quicker at 33 than36 but others the opposite!

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