Pretty iconic photo of Ernesto Colnago working on the Merckx hour record bike with his brother.

Congratulations to Jens Voigt for his new hour record!

Way to go out on a high note! Click on the link for all the details from Velo News. I have opinions about the rules, but that does not matter. Amazing human effort, always an extraordinary accomplishment. I look forward to the onslaught of challengers soon ahead.
hour record!

Eddy Merckx and the hour record

     There is a bit of chatter about the hour record these days what with new rules regarding what is allowed to be used, making it a competition of technology and not men. Fabian Cancellara is talking about an attempt and then decided not now. Anyway here is a clip of Merckx from La Course en Tete, considered by many  to be the last "real" hour record. Merckx!