Dan Bigham Sets New UCI Hour Record

You love to see it, folks. Dan Bigham today set a new UCI Hour Record, covering a distance of 55.548 km at the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland.

Bigham takes the record from Victor Campenaerts, who previously set a record of 55.089 km on 16 April 2019 in Aguascalientes (Mexico).

After his successful attempt, Dan Bigham reacted: “It’s just a bit mind blowing, pretty epic. I was a bit ahead of split the first half, but I actually felt really good. I got to halfway and I basically had to keep riding 16 seconds per lap for the second half, which was quite daunting because I’ve never ridden 16s for half an hour before.

“I guess you’ve never got it until you’ve ridden the laps. That’s the scary thing. You’re on pace but you still have to cover the distance. I had a bit of a wobbly in my head just after the halfway mark, like ‘how am I going to ride 16s for the next half hour?’

“In my head I wanted 55.5 km. I put another 48 metres on it. I am pretty pleased with that!”

Watch the entire Dan Bigham Hour Record attempt

Even though we just spoiled everything that happens. Still good if you grew up at Manchester velodrome and the mere sight of wooden boards gives you the same nostalgia pangs that other millenials get from Nintendo games.