Hour record of France

Hour record of France is the hour record, longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start, held by a French cyclist since 1893. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present.

Date Cyclist Distance (km) Place
1893-05-11 Henri Desgrange 35.325 Paris
1894-10-31 Jean Dubois 38.220 Paris
1905-08-24 Lucien Petit-Breton 41.110 Paris
1907-06-20 Marcel Berthet 41.520 Paris
1913-07-07 Marcel Berthet 42.741 Paris
1913-09-20 Marcel Berthet 43.775 Paris
1933-08-29 Maurice Richard 44.777 Saint-Trond
1936-10-14 Maurice Richard 45.375 Milan
1937-11-03 Maurice Archambaud 45.817 Milan
1956-06-29 Jacques Anquetil 46.159 Milan
1957-09-18 Roger Rivière 46.923 Milan
1958-09-29 Roger Rivière 47.346 Milan
2015-04-11 François Lamiraud[1] 49.408 Roubaix
2015-09-20 François Lamiraud[2] 50.844 Aguascalientes

References

  1. "François Lamiraud efface Roger Rivière des tablettes". leprogres.fr (in French). Le Progrès. 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  2. "François Lamiraud bat son propre record de France de l'heure". lequipe.fr (in French). L'Équipe. 2015-09-21.
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