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Cycling enthusiast Ollie Bridgewood takes on the toughest physical challenge of his life - to beat the 'Hour Record' held by his hero, The legendary Eddy Merckx. The Hour Record is one of cycling's mo…
Call Your Mother
Cycling enthusiast Ollie Bridgewood takes on the toughest physical challenge of his life - to beat the 'Hour Record' held by his hero, The legendary Eddy Merckx. The Hour Record is one of cycling's most prestigious achievements, and has been held by some of the biggest names in the history of the sport and one of the toughest physical challenges on a bike. In 1972, Eddy Merckx, arguably the greatest cyclist of all time set an important benchmark of 49.431km, using a bike and technology now considered rudimentary. So can Ollie, an amateur cyclist with access to the most advanced scientific and aerodynamic technology, beat his time? He embarks on a punishing 3 months of training set by some of the world's most experienced high performance coaches and prepares for what will be the hardest hour of his life.
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Cycling enthusiast Ollie Bridgewood takes on the toughest physical challenge of his life - to beat the 'Hour Record' held by his hero, The legendary Eddy Merckx. The Hour Record is one of cycling's most prestigious achievements, and has been held by some of the biggest names in the history of the sport and one of the toughest physical challenges on a bike. In 1972, Eddy Merckx, arguably the greatest cyclist of all time set an important benchmark of 49.431km, using a bike and technology now considered rudimentary.
So can Ollie, an amateur cyclist with access to the most advanced scientific and aerodynamic technology, beat his time? He embarks on a punishing 3 months of training set by some of the world's most experienced high performance coaches and prepares for what will be the hardest hour of his life..