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Hour record: Alex Dowsett is half a kilometer short

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Alex Dowsett hour record

Cycling: Alex Dowsett narrowly missed a new hour record on Wednesday. The Brit was able to cover 54,555 kilometers in 60 minutes in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The Belgian Victor Campenaerts remains in possession of his hour record.

Alex Dowsett remains positive

55,089 kilometers remains the record that a professional cyclist was ever able to cover in 60 minutes. Victor Campenaerts succeeded in this impressive ride on April 16, 2019. Around two and a half years later, he tried himself Alex Dowsett at it again. In 2015, he managed to hold the world hour record for a few days. Yesterday, however, the Brit only missed by about half a kilometer – this time in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The clock stopped at 54.555 meters. The Belgian remains the hour record holder.

Alex Dowsett:
“The biggest mistake today would have been not to have tried. And that's the message I want to send out."

Attention to hemophilia

Completely exhausted, the 33-year-old got off his bike after his ride. After he had recovered, he presented himself to the media as satisfied and positive despite the failed attempt. After all, he wanted to draw attention to the disease hemophilia with the campaign. suffers from hemophilia Alex Dowsett all his life - and learned a lot from it. After the record attempt, he found wise words that cannot only be applied to sport.

Alex Dowsett:
"I spent my childhood being told what I couldn't do. My mother, my father and I, we knew what we couldn't do, for example football, rugby, boxing. So it was about figuring out what we could do. We turned something bad into something positive and I managed to make a big career out of it. That should be the message. Life can sometimes give you bad cards, but it's about what you make of it and how you deal with it.”

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About Michael Behringer

Cycling with all its tactics, stage analyses, placements and forecasts are Michael Behringer's great passion. In 1996 he tracked his first Tour de France. Since then he has observed almost every race. His passion for cycling has been with him for over two decades. There is no end in sight.