What is the hour record for bicycles?
Q: What is the hour record for bicycles?
A: The hour record for bicycles is the record for the longest length rode in one hour on a bicycle.
Q: When was the first recorded hour record?
A: The first recorded hour record was in 1876 when F. L. Dodds rode 26.508 kilometres on a penny-farthing bicycle.
Q: Who set the hour record in 1972 and what was the distance he rode?
A: The Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx set the hour record in 1972 by riding 49.431 kilometres, which was the record for twelve years.
Q: How has the hour record led to changes in bicycle designs?
A: People trying to break the hour record have helped to change bicycle designs, and technology has allowed much more aerodynamic bicycle designs.
Q: What is the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)?
A: The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is an organization that has made Eddy Merckx's hour record design standard for their competitions.
Q: What is the International Human Powered Vehicle Association (IHVA) hour record?
A: The International Human Powered Vehicle Association (IHVA) hour record is a record for other bicycle designs besides the UCI record.
Q: Who holds the UCI and IHVA hour records, and what are the distances they rode?
A: Ondřej Sosenka holds the UCI hour record at 49.700 kilometres, and Sam Whittingham holds the IHVA hour record at 86.752 kilometres.
