AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) β Austrian rider Matthias Brandle broke cycling’s historic hour record on Thursday after covering a distance of 51.852 kilometers at the UCI Velodrome.
The 24-year-old Brandle, the Austrian time trial champion, eclipsed Jens Voigt’s mark of 51.1 kilometers.
The UCI first announced that Brandle had covered 51.850 kilometers but the rider’s team, IAM Cycling, later said the distance had been revised to 51.852 kilometers, pending ratification by cycling’s governing body.
Voigt achieved the feat on Sept. 18, one day after his 43rd birthday. He took the record away from Czech cyclist Ondrej Sosenka who in 2005 clocked 49.7 kilometers.
The fastest time was previously held by cycling greats Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx.
