hour record

Bobridge unsuccessful in hour record bid, covers 51.3km for new Australian record

January 31, 2015

South Australian Jack Bobridge has been unsuccessful in his attempt to beat the world hour record set by Matthias Brändle on October 30, 2014, clocking up 51.300km in Melbourne’s DISC Velodrome on Saturday evening. Bobridge had required roughly 207.5 laps of the 250m DISC track to beat Brändle’s mark of 51.852km, set in the city […]

Jack Bobridge Q&A before his hour record attempt

January 29, 2015

Forty-eight hours before his hour record attempt on Saturday we spoke with Jack Bobridge at the BikeBug store grand opening in Melbourne. Bobridge made a brief appearance in-between the team pursuit qualifying rounds and the finals (with his new Budget Forklifts team) during the Track National Championships and had a word with us about how […]

Rocacorba Daily

January 23, 2015

In today’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily: Rohan Dennis flies to stage 3 win and overall lead in the Tour Down Under; Dani Diaz builds overall lead with stage 4 victory at the Tour de San Luis; Former Rabobank and Team Sky doctor Geert Leinders handed lifetime ban for doping violations; Dowsett forced to postpone […]

Rocacorba Daily

January 21, 2015

Jack Bobridge claims stage 1 of the Santos Tour Down Under from day-long break; Valentina Scandolara wins Santos Women’s Tour, Mel Hoskins sprints to stage 4 victory; Cavendish philosophical after missing out on stage in Tour de San Luis; Dowsett back training for hour record after broken collarbone; Domenico Pozzovivo hoping for top five at […]

Rocacorba Daily

January 19, 2015

Marcel Kittel sprints to victory in the Tour Down Under People’s Choice Classic; Melissa Hoskins makes it two-from-two for Orica-AIS at Santos Women’s Tour; Jamildes Fernandes wraps up Tour Femenino de San Luis; Tour Down Under preview and favourites; Haussler confident heading into Santos Tour Down Under: “I’m happy with my form”; Robert Power signs […]

Hour record: Post-surgery, Dowsett pledges to keep trying for original date

January 16, 2015

Although considerable doubt was raised about Alex Dowsett’s prospects of going for the world hour record on February 27 due to his crash this week and resulting broken collarbone, the Briton has said that he will still aim for the original date. Dowsett fell while training on Tuesday and suffered the injury, necessitating an operation […]

Rocacorba Daily

January 15, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: Lauren Stephens wins stage 4 ITT at the Tour Femenino de San Luis; Dowsett’s hour record plans up in the air after collarbone fracture; Giant-Alpecin riders in training crash ahead of the Santos Tour Down Under; MTN-Qhubeka, Bora-Argon 18 and French trio of squads confirmed […]

Dowsett’s hour record plans up in the air after collarbone fracture

January 14, 2015

Alex Dowsett’s planned attack on the world hour record on February 27 could be postponed or even abandoned after the rider suffered a fractured collarbone while training on Tuesday. The Briton’s Movistar team revealed early Wednesday that he had fallen near his home in Essex. “Pain in his right-hand shoulder forced Dowsett to be moved […]

Dowsett announces hour record bid, wants to inspire others with haemophilia

December 19, 2014

Saying that his motivation is to inspire others who suffer from the same blood clotting disease that he does, Alex Dowsett and his Movistar team today announced the rider’s plan to break the UCI hour record on February 27. The time trial specialist will make his bid at the Revolution track meet at the Lee […]

Rocacorba Daily

December 19, 2014

In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: Santambrogio tests positive again while serving doping ban; MPCC states that six member teams face auto-suspensions if repeat doping cases occur; Uran decides on ambitious Giro/Tour dual programme for 2015; Jack Bobridge on his hour record attempt; RCS Sport reveals tough Tirreno-Adriatico for 2015; Look […]