Cycling-Britain's Bigham sets men's Hour record

Britain's Dan Bigham smashed the Hour record with a distance of 55.548 kilometres around the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland on Friday. Bigham collapsed to the track after his record-breaking ride before being congratulated by his family who were watching inside the velodrome.

Britain's Dan Bigham smashed the Hour record with a distance of 55.548 kilometres around the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland on Friday. Bigham, an aerodynamics specialist and race engineer for British cycling team Ineos Grenadiers, eclipsed the previous mark of 55.089 set by Belgium's Victor Campenaerts in 2019.

Five riders had tried and failed to beat the record, most recently Alex Dowsett in November 2021. Bigham collapsed to the track after his record-breaking ride before being congratulated by his family who were watching inside the velodrome.