Jens Voigt Hour Record: “I’m planning on riding 50-something kilometres”

Jens Voigt holds press conference on eve of his attempt at the Hour Record in Switzerland

Jens Voigt at the track in Grenchen, Switzerland Photo: Maxime Schmid

(Image credit: MAXIME SCHMID)

Jens Voigt is confident that he will break the World Hour Record on Thursday evening at the Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen.

At a press conference on the eve of his attempt, which will mark his retirement as a professional cyclist, the German announced his schedule and equipment choices, revealing that he would ride a conservative and controlled first thirty minutes, then “see how much is left”. He needs to ride further than 49.700 kilometres to beat Ondrej Sosenka’s record, and believes he has a safe margin to set a new mark.

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Edward Pickering is a writer and journalist, editor of Pro Cycling and previous deputy editor of Cycle Sport. As well as contributing to Cycling Weekly, he has also written for the likes of the New York Times. His book, The Race Against Time, saw him shortlisted for Best New Writer at the British Sports Book Awards. A self-confessed 'fair weather cyclist', Pickering also enjoys running.