Lowden records 48.405km at Switzerland’s Grenchen velodromeNew distance surpasses Vittoria Bussi’s mark by almost 400mThe
British cyclist Joss Lowden has broken the UCI hour record by covering a distance of 48.405km at the Grenchen velodrome in Switzerland. The 33-year-old added almost 400 metres to the previous mark of 48.007km set by the Italian Vittoria Bussi at altitude in Aguascalientes,
Mexico in 2018. Lowden was up on the required time throughout virtually all her attempt, having gained confidence by
BREAKING the record in training earlier this year.
“I’m relieved,” Lowden said. “I think I’d made it a bit dramatic really, really worrying and getting nervous with a lot of self-doubt, and actually it wasn’t that bad. I knew the record split of [18.7sec per lap] I could do comfortably, it was just trusting in that.”