Brailsford confident Bradley Wiggins will claim Hour Record

Sir Dave Brailsford says Bradley Wiggins's Hour Record attempt won't be affected by the pressure on him to smash Alex Dowsett's record

Bradley Wiggins

Sir Dave Brailsford is backing fellow knight Bradley Wiggins to break Alex Dowsett's new Hour Record mark on June 7, saying the former Team Sky rider will not be fazed by the weight of expectation on his shoulders.

Dowsett set his new mark of 52.937km in Manchester on May 2, beating Rohan Dennis's old mark by over 400m and said he may be willing to have another attempt if Wiggins, or anyone else, breaks his record.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.