Alex Dowsett has told Cyclingnews that he is determined to take the UCI Hour Record title back from Bradley Wiggins and that an attempt could be made with just three months' notice.
Dowsett broke the record in May 2015 with a distance of 52.397 kilometres, only for Wiggins to raise the bar to 54.526 kilometres at the end of that season.
No rider has broken the record since but Dowsett considered an attempt during 2017, only for Movistar to shelve the project. With a new contract at Katusha-Alpecin starting in January, the British time trial specialist is once again considering his options.
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"We've not talked about it but I want to do the Hour again," Dowsett told Cyclingnews at Katusha's training camp in Mallorca, Spain.
"I know that there are designs for a new bike at Canyon but at first I need to get settled. In my mind, I just need three months' notice and then I'll happily do it at the drop of a hat."
Having ridden conservatively during his first Hour Record ride in 2015, Dowsett believes there is more in the tank and that a distance over 55 kilometres is within his reach.
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