Jens Voigt will, in three hours, attempt to break the UCI record of distance traveled in one hour by bike. Some rule changes have occurred which should allow Jens to zoom past the record. He is hoping to set this mark using the new rules in hopes that it will cause some excitement and others will jump on it and shortly surpass him.
Here is an article with links at the bottom to watch the attempt live and learn more:
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