Twitter reacts to Thomas Dekker's Hour Record timing farce

A faulty on-screen clock, no distances shown on the feed and general confusion all marred Thomas Dekker's great Hour Record attempt on Wednesday, here's how it fared on Twitter

Thomas Dekker probably wasn't smiling when he found out his Hour Record attempt was marred by its television coverage (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Thomas Dekker came amazingly close to breaking the Hour Record last night, falling just a lap short of dethroning Australia's Rohan Dennis.

Despite looking like he would fall some way short throughout his effort, the Dutchman pulled off a great performance, but was somewhat let down by the shambolic television coverage of the event.

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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.