Thomas Dekker will take on the Hour Record in the spring

Dutchman Thomas Dekker will attempt to beat Matthias Brändle's Hour Record in the spring despite being without a team in 2015

Thomas Dekker on Stage 8b of the 2014 Tour of Britain

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Dutchman Thomas Dekker will attempt to break the 51.852-kilometre Hour Record this spring instead of searching for a team for 2015.

"I was disappointed [not to be renewed with team Garmin], but it also opened new doors," Dekker told The Netherlands' AD newspaper.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.