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On Friday, 54-year-old Norman Alvis set a world masters hour record of 49.392km at the indoor velodrome in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Instead of using a wind tunnel to dial in his position, Alvis, a former Tour de France professional, used his iPhone to film himself riding on rollers in his garage.
It was his second attempt this year, and a comeback of sorts from his time as a professional — Alvis, who went to the Olympics in the team time trial, held the US hour record of 51.505km from 1997 until Tom Zirbel beat that with 53.037km in 2016.
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Hour record attempts have seen a resurgence in recent years after popular then-pro rider Jens Voigt set a new record (51.110km) in 2014, followed by records by Matthias Brändle, Rohan Dennis, Alex Dowsett and, finally, Bradley Wiggins, who set the current world record of 54.526km in London in 2015.
Alvis celebrates his world masters hour record in Colorado Springs
In US amateur racing, 'masters' denotes age-group competition, and Alvis' time was good enough for not only his 50+ age group but the 40+ and 30+ age groups as well.
Alvis' background
Preparation and last-minute chaos
Alvis' bike, clothing, shoe and helmet specs
- Frameset: Argon 18 Electron Pro
- Tubulars: Vittoria Pista EVO CL, 19mm front and 22mm rear, 180psi
- Disc wheels: Mavic Comet, front and rear
- Chain: UFO
- Cranks: Vision alloy track cranks, 170mm
- Chainring: Vision, 53t
- Cog: Dura-Ace, 13t
- Power meter: Stages
- Computer: Garmin - inadvertently left off for hour ride
- Handlebars: Zero Wake modular Argon 18 pursuit bars
- Pedals: Speedplay Aero
- Saddle: ISM 1.1
- Shoes: Giro SLX
- Socks: no Pinz
- Skinsuit: Specialized Evade
- Helmet: Giro Aerohead
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