History of the Hour Record

HISTORY OF THE WORLD HOUR RECORD EARLY YEARS CLASSIC YEARS WONDER YEARS MODERN YEARS DATE NAME AND NATIONALITY TRACK CITY DISTANCE MAY 11, 1893 HENRI DESGRANGE (FRANCE) PARIS 35.325 KM OCT 31, 1894 JULES DUBOIS (FRANCE) PARIS 38.220 KM JULY 30, 1897 OSCAR VAN DEN EYNDE (BELGIUM) PARIS 39.240 KM JULY 3, 1898 WILLIAM HAMILTON (U.S.A.) DENVER 40.781 KM AUG 8, 1905 LUCIEN PETIT-BRETON (FRANCE) PARIS 41.110 KM JUNE 20, 1907 MARCEL BERTHET (FRANCE) PARIS 41.520 KM AUG 22, 1912 OSCAR EGG (SWITZERLAND) PARIS 42.122 KM AUG 7, 1913 MARCEL BERTHET (FRANCE) PARIS 42.741 KM AUG 21, 1913 0SCAR EGG (SWITZERLAND) PARIS 43.525 KM SEPT 20, 1913 MARCEL BERTHET (FRANCE) PARIS 43.775 KM AUG 8, 1914 OSCAR EGG (SWITZERLAND) PARIS 44.247 KM AUG 8, 1933 JAN VAN HOUT (NETHERLANDS) ROERMOND 44.588 KM SEPT 28, 1933 MAURICE RICHARD (FRANCE) SAINT TROND 44.777 KM OCT 31, 1935 GIUSEPPE OLMO (ITALY) MILAN 45.090 KM OCT 14, 1936 MAURICE RICHARD (FRANCE) MILAN 45.325 KM SEPT 29, 1937 SFRANS LAATS (NETHERLANDS) MILAN 45.485 KM NOV 3, 1937 MAURICE ARCHAMBAUD (FRANCE) MILAN 45.767 KM NOV 7, 1942 FAUSTO COPPI (ITALY) MILAN 45.848 KM JUNE 6, 1956 JACQUES ANQUETIL (FRANCE) MILAN 46.159 KM SEPT 19, 1956 ERCOLE BALDINI (ITALY) MILAN 46.394 KM SEPT 18, 1957 ROGER RIVIERE (FRANCE) MILAN 46.923 KM OCT 30, 1967 FERDINAND BRACKE (BELGIUM) OCT 10, 1968 OLE RITTER (DENMARK) OCT 25, 1972 EDDY MERCKX (BELGIUM) ROME 48.093 KM MEXICO CITY 48.653 KM MEXICO CITY 49.432 KM JAN 19, 1984 FRANCESCO MOSER (ITALY) MEXICO CITY 50.808 KM JAN 23, 1984 FRANCESCO MOSER (ITALY) MEXICO CITY 51.151 KM JUL 7, 1993 GRAEME OBREE (UK) HAMAR 51.596 KM JUL 23, 1993 CHRIS BOARDMAN (UK) BORDEAUX 52.270 KM APRIL 4, 1994 GRAEME OBREE (UK) BORDEAUX 52.713 KM SEPT 2, 1994 MIGUEL INDURAIN (SPAIN) BORDEAUX 53.040 KM OCT 22, 1994 TONY ROMINGER (SWITZERLAND) BORDEAUX 53.832 KM NOV 5, 1994 TONY ROMINGER (SWITZERLAND) BORDEAUX 55.291 KM SEPT 9, 1996 CHRIS BOARDMAN (UK) MANCHESTER 56.375 KM* OCT 27 2000 CHRIS BOARDMAN (UK) MANCHESTER 49.441 KM JULY 19, 2005 ONDREJ SOSENKA (CZECH) MOSCOW 49.700 KM** 10 20 30 40 50 60 Source: www.bikeraceinfo.com * BEST HUMAN EFFORT ** OFFICIAL UCI HOUR RECORD Design/Illustration Joe McNamara In 2000 the UCI made a new rule requiring any new attempts to be done using a traditional bike, much like the one used by Eddy Merckx in 1972. All attempts after 1972 and before 2000 were labeled as "Best Human Effort". In 2014 the UCI announced changes to the rules. Under the new rules, anyone attempting the Hour Record will have to use a bike that complies with rules for endurance competition on the track. This means that aero bars, disc wheels and aero helmets will be allowed. +-+| NZNZNZ NZNZ