Cycling: As expected, Filippo Ganna improved the hourly world record on Saturday in Grenchen, Switzerland. The Italian set a new record of 56,792 kilometers. Ganna took the record away from Bigham. Although a new hourly world record from Filippo Ganna was expected, the Italian's performance is simply incredible. With a prize worth around €60.000... read more
Cycling: Alex Dowsett narrowly missed setting a new hourly world record on Wednesday. The Briton covered 54,555 kilometers in 60 minutes in Aguascalientes, Mexico. This means that Belgian Victor Campenaerts retains his hourly world record. Alex Dowsett remains optimistic. 55,089 kilometers remains the best time ever set by a professional cyclist in... read more
Cycling: Victor Campenaerts (Lotto – Soudal) has done it. The Belgian broke Bradley Wiggins' hourly world record in Mexico today, Tuesday. The clock only stopped the 27-year-old after 55,089 kilometers. Campenaerts writes himself into the history books. European time trial champion Victor Campenaerts has broken Bradley Wiggins' hourly world record. … read more
Cycling / Track: Next Saturday, the day has come. Extreme cyclist Christoph Strasser will attempt the 13-hour track world record at 00:24 PM at the Tissot Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen. The previous record, set in 2010 by Slovenian Marko Baloh, is 903,76 km. Christoph Strasser is undoubtedly one of the toughest athletes in the... read more
News in brief: Incredible! At the proud age of 105, Frenchman Robert Marchand completed an hourly world record attempt today at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome near Paris. After 60 minutes, the still-fit old man had covered just over 23km. It's incredible what some people are capable of, even in old age. The … read more
