Cycling-Wiggins to tackle Hour record on June 7 (Reuters)
Bradley Wiggins will try to beat the Hour record at the London Velodrome on June 7, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Wednesday. Wiggins, Britain’s most decorated Olympian with seven medals, four of them gold, and the nation’s first Tour de France winner said it would rank as one of his greatest achievements. “The Hour Record is a holy grail for cyclists,” said Wiggins. “It’s been fought over tooth and nail by the greatest names in our sport for over a hundred years and it’s time for me to have a crack at it.” The current world record of 52.491 km was set by Australian Rohan Dennis at the Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen, Switzerland, on Feb. 8.