Chris Boardman- world record individual pursuit

[jdawg4334]

ban of different sized wheels, thats some bull!

[AchromaticRefractor]

If the UCI no longer allows bikes such as these, how can they continue to have this as the record? When the javelin changed in track and field, the old record was throw out. It doesn't seem fair to riders nowadays. I'm not trying to take anything away from these athletes, it's still wicked impressive, I'm just sayin...

[oivindh]

@AchromaticRefractor

I agree, but Jack Bobridge broke the record this winter with todays rules, so I dont really care anymore.

Also. UCI changes the equipment rules so often that no record would stand longer than a year.

[hagenar]

I have questions for those of you who say the UCI should have allowed 'Superman' position.

Should the UCI set any limits at all? Should track and ProTour riders be allowed to ride fully faired recumbents? If not, why not?

[RFXCrunner]

@hagenar I think the UCI should have rules, but I don't they should preclude performance. Safety is obviously a concern- recumbents and normal style bikes in the same peloton would be unsafe. But at the same time, if it is faster and still safe, why not allow it? Look at those gorgeous bikes being ridden in this video- products of massive amounts of engineering and study. Who would the governing body of a sport want to prevent the evolution of the sport? Why not have just have different classes?

[hagenar]

@RFXCrunner Why not have just have different classes?

How many classes? How many different 4000m pursuits? One for faired recumbents, one for upright disc wheel, and one classic Merckx category? Others? One for Obree's Preying Mantis? Should they lift the ban on tethering yourself to the top tube?

Maybe the UCI are a bunch of dickheads. But somebody has to be. I'm glad the TDF will always be contested on things resembling bicycles. They'll still get better each year, but they'll remain bikes.

[rentonvega]

fabian canceralla on 1 of these bikes i want to see

[solorider000]

he rode the last kilometer in 1 minute ...almost 1minute....

[stekkelaartje]

lol @ "aerobars"

[chapman7804]

BOARDMAN SMASHED IT,,

[saintdracula]

Those bikes look so strange

[mc1703]

terrible decision by the UCI

[flat0401]

Jack Bobridge is coming for the record. A great ride of 4:14 this week and the said he was only at 90% base. Can't wait to see how he goes at the Worlds this year.

[Paxrep]

He makes a great shape on a bike. No wonder hes so bloody fast, hes so streamlined

[hespeI2os]

...and how many times have you set the world record on your bike?

[matt1975791]

I haven't mate but I know an ugly looking bike when I see one. Nearly as bad as that horrible one Moser rode. Mind you I still ride toe-clips so what do I know?

[tgkillings]

estimated 520 watts for Boardman in his world record.. Bradley Wiggins is said to have been around 570-580W for the Olympics.. wonder if Wiggins could have ridden faster than 4:11 on Boardman's bike. Or Taylor Phinney.

[JakieBoi]

wow the position has changed over the years

[Monsterjungler]

due to UCI restricitions...

[freemusicblogg]

UCI really sucks. :-/

[mustardjunkie]

Boardman was super super jacked on epo for all those records and there was no real blood testing until March 22 1997 at Milan San Remo.

The hematocrit was And IS a joke because a typical elite male athlete has 40-43% but the limit is 50! What a joke. That in itself is corrupt BS from the UCI.

[wikichris]

Boardman on EPO? I think it was the opposite. He was one of the few that wasn't! He was never named in any scandal.

[mustardjunkie]

And.... A plasma expander like hespan will dilute your blood and lower indictated hematocrit but not lower total hemoglobin one bit. So guys now take transfusions of their own blood and hemodilute with a starch based drug like Pentaspan!

[horrox3]

and your evidence is.....

[ripousse]

good vids !

How many kilometers are they doing ?

[armstrong4444]

yeaaa the same to lance armstrong, he never tested according to the rules, two samples A and B must be postivie, they just had the B sample stored from 1999..so...is he posivit or not fag...

56kmh record..yeaaa....and then only 49kmh with standard racing bike..and epo test :)...

[georgeboardman]

@armstrong4444

I can promise you, he wasn't on drugs.

[welshlogic]

The bikes are not that far removed from the time-trial stuff pedalled now but the distance you can reach past the front wheel axle is less.Boardman had great lower back flexibility and got lower and longer than most ;however he still had the legs and V.O.2 max .

[armstrong4444]

fuck off.....epo..you know...not back flexibility..

[welshlogic]

he never tested high for haematocrit levels so did the epo increase his red blood cells or not?

[CoolestFilms]

its nothing to do with the frame..its the position on the bike that was fast..Leaning body forward to open up the ribcage lungs..no restriction on the lungs.Graham Obree came up with this design.Others slagged him off for using it but they used it too.I think boardman was spent even when he broke the 4km record.If he had prepared totally for this ride he would have gone under 4.10.Wiggins knows he can not do what baordman did on road (tour) so he focuses on the track more.

[zaoprince]

can you believe they used to ride these things?

[kinginthegarden]

Well 'these things" were annd actually ARE way,way faster that any conventional diamond frame bike produced today. There's no comparison in terms of aerodynamics the LOTUS bike is the fastest time trial bike ever produced, only the CAT CHEETAH and the ZIPP 2001 and 3001 come close.

[ediestevam]

os italianos se acharam e levaram.hahaha