Hour Record Archives

Hour Record

Bizarre race names, silly calendar tweaks, and tech overhauls: Pro cycling changes that worked (and those that didn’t)

Wherefore art thou, Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?

Wed, Jun 10, 2026 16:17

Jessica Disley breaks the UCI Derny Hour Record, 2026

“It was pretty wild”: Jessica Disley smashes women’s UCI Derny Hour Record by 8km with mammoth 60.16km ride – and even beats Magnus Bäckstedt’s motor paced mark

British rider Disley, a five-time gran fondo time trial world champion, set the new derny-paced benchmark in Newport velodrome

Fri, Mar 13, 2026 15:29

A beautiful Colnago track bike built to Eddy Merckx’s 1972 Hour Record dimensions

While Tadej Pogačar's Tour-winning Y1Rs selling for almost $200,000 made the big headlines this week, this restored Colnago also went under the hammer

Sun, Dec 07, 2025 21:55

Chloe Dygert’s Charlie Kirk sticker at 2025 world championships

“How is this allowed?” Chloé Dygert’s “I stand for the truth. I stand with Charlie Kirk” bike sticker at world championships divides opinion; Bizarre urban planning clip shows 11 cyclists ‘killed’ by drivers; Worlds TTT relay drama + more on the live blog

Hooray! It’s everyone’s favourite day on the cycling calendar – the worlds mixed relay! And Ryan Mallon will be here to steer you through the TTT chaos in Kigali, and whatever else is going on in the world of cycling, on the Wednesday live blog

Wed, Sep 24, 2025 08:51

Matthew Richardson breaks flying 200m world record

The fastest cyclist in the world: British sprinter Matthew Richardson makes history by smashing nine second barrier for flying 200m, as para-cyclist Will Bjergfelt sets new Hour Record

Richardson, who controversially defected to Team GB after winning three Olympic medals for Australia in Paris, set a new world record for the flying 200m, covering the distance in 8.941 seconds, at over 80kph

Thu, Aug 14, 2025 13:53

“My dad dropped a mallet on my SL8…”: But can it be fixed?; Cyclists question The Guardian’s “summer cycling essentials” piece; Charlie Tanfield falls short of Ganna’s Hour Record, but Will Bjergfelt sets new C5 record + more on the live blog

Your Thursday round-up of everything worth knowing from the world of cycling (plus plenty of silliness that you could probably do without) comes courtesy of Dan Alexander this week

Thu, Aug 14, 2025 08:08

“Pity she didn’t drown”: Daily Mail readers have meltdown after “entitled” cyclist pushed into canal by angry dog walker in viral clip – as drivers claim “she could have killed that dog”; GB cyclists target three records in one day + more on the live blog

It’s Wednesday, Remco’s leaving Quick-Step, and Ryan Mallon’s back with your daily dose of cycling news, views, and silliness on the midweek live blog

Wed, Aug 06, 2025 08:54

“You get less for shoplifting”: Cyclist’s £1,224 shopping street fine sparks questions about ban’s dodgy wording and claims it “targets cycling, not anti-social behaviour” – but drivers say “it’s about time”; Giro Goats (and dogs) + more on the live blog

His legs might be sore (and his face a delightful shade of red) from a weekend riding his bike in the sun, but there’s no rest day for Ryan Mallon – instead, he’s right back in the hotseat with more cycling news and views on the Monday live blog

Mon, May 12, 2025 08:39

Vittoria Bussi sets new Hour Record of 50.267km

Flying Vittoria Bussi becomes first woman to break 50km barrier as she reclaims UCI Hour Record

The Italian made history by riding 50.267km, beating Ellen van Dijk’s mark of 49.254km by over a kilometre, and surpassing her own previous best by over two kilometres

Sat, Oct 14, 2023 15:13

Chris Boardman (copyright Allan McKenzie, SWpix.com)

Chris Boardman “doesn’t care about going fast now”, only rides a gravel bike and has finally become a Zwift convert

The newly-named interim Active Travel Commissioner for England says he doesn't get much time to ride nowadays, because he's "trying to enable lots of people to ride a bike"

Thu, Jan 27, 2022 18:50