Former UCI Hour Record holder Jens Voigt said this week that he expects Bradley Wiggins to break the record on Sunday with a mark of 54 or 54.5km. During an interview with Sky Sports, Voigt said Wiggins’ goal of 55km will be hard to achieve.
“I know he wants to aim at 55km, but 55km but is very fast and we just don’t have the 'Superman' position anymore like Chris Boardman had, or smaller front wheels, which give you better aerodynamics, like the boys had in the past,” Voigt told Sky Sports.
“We are still using fairly fast bikes, but there are limits to it,” he said. “OK, he has got the whole science project from Team Sky behind him, but also Bradley is not getting younger.”
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Although he’s now retired, Voigt can be credited with starting the ball rolling in regard to the current UCI Hour Record attempts. The German, who ended his career after the 2014 season, was the first rider to break the record after the UCI changed the rules last year.
Voigt set a new a mark of 51.110km on the Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen, Switzerland on September 18, and the record has changed hands three times since then, with Alex Dowsett (Movistar) holding the current mark of 52.937 that he set last month on the Manchester Velodrome.
In the Sky Sports interview, Voigt suggested there are only three currently active riders who could beat the record if Wiggins breaks it on Sunday.
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