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