Christoph Strasser attempting the 24h world record

[Auntie Helen]

He's currently doing it at Berlin Tempelhof airport (I've cycled round there) so there could be random passers-by also there.

I had a read of his website (only in German) and the live feed doesn't seem to be working for some reason but it should be interesting!

http://www.christophstrasser.at/aktuelles_live_newsletter/news/aktuelles/article/24h-weltrekordversuch-mit-wm-erprobten-reifen/

[mattc]

Interesting!

IIRC 2 Uk riders have exceeded the quoted Robic "record" of 840km (Wilko with 541miles being the longest) in UK 24h TTs.
So if he beats that, i hope he reaches his 900km target to sort-of "unify" the various records

<pending errata from LWAB,  ESL,  et al ...   >

[phil653]

Given that it's several decades since I last competed in a TT I've rather lost touch with who certifies what for time/distance records. 10 minutes googling reveals that, as mattc aludes to, there are records and records, depending on who's list you look at:

Guinness World Records has 903.76km (561.57 miles) by Marko Baloh (Ch) as the absolute record but that was on a 250m velodrome (8-9 Oct 2010)
UMCA unpaced road record 521.975 miles (839.39km) Jure Robic 2004
CTT/RTTC Andy Wilkinson 541.17 miles (870.93km) 2011
RRA Gethin Butler 505.8 miles (840.04km) 2001

I presume the present go would resemble an RRA attempt.

[Ian H]

Given that it's several decades since I last competed in a TT I've rather lost touch with who certifies what for time/distance records. 10 minutes googling reveals that, as mattc aludes to, there are records and records, depending on who's list you look at:

Guiness World Records has 903.76km (561.57 miles) by Marko Baloh (Ch) as the absolute record but that was on a 250m velodrome (8-9 Oct 2010)
UMCA unpaced road record 521.975 miles  Jure Robic 2004
CTT/RTTC Andy Wilkinson 541.17 miles (870.93km) 2011
RRA Gethin Butler 505.8 miles (840.04km)

I presume the present go would resemble an RRA attempt.

It appears to be laps of a circuit.

[Ivo]

Given that it's several decades since I last competed in a TT I've rather lost touch with who certifies what for time/distance records. 10 minutes googling reveals that, as mattc aludes to, there are records and records, depending on who's list you look at:

Guiness World Records has 903.76km (561.57 miles) by Marko Baloh (Ch) as the absolute record but that was on a 250m velodrome (8-9 Oct 2010)
UMCA unpaced road record 521.975 miles  Jure Robic 2004
CTT/RTTC Andy Wilkinson 541.17 miles (870.93km) 2011
RRA Gethin Butler 505.8 miles (840.04km)

I presume the present go would resemble an RRA attempt.

It appears to be laps of a circuit.

Yes, an abandoned airfield.

Not everyone on a German forum was amused when I quoted Wilko's record.

[Mr Larrington]

Given that it's several decades since I last competed in a TT I've rather lost touch with who certifies what for time/distance records. 10 minutes googling reveals that, as mattc aludes to, there are records and records, depending on who's list you look at:

Guiness World Records has 903.76km (561.57 miles) by Marko Baloh (Ch) as the absolute record but that was on a 250m velodrome (8-9 Oct 2010)
UMCA unpaced road record 521.975 miles  Jure Robic 2004
CTT/RTTC Andy Wilkinson 541.17 miles (870.93km) 2011
RRA Gethin Butler 505.8 miles (840.04km)

I presume the present go would resemble an RRA attempt.

And for completeness sake:

WHPVA Christian von Ascheberg 757.5 miles (1219.02 km) 2010

 

[Ian H]

And for completeness sake:

WHPVA Christian von Ascheberg 757.5 miles (1219.02 km) 2010

 

You're only trying to cause trouble — I know, cos the UCI told me.

[Mr Larrington]

896.173 km.

[mrcharly-YHT]

Yes, an abandoned airfield.

Not everyone on a German forum was amused when I quoted Wilko's record.

Why?

[Ivo]

Yes, an abandoned airfield.

Not everyone on a German forum was amused when I quoted Wilko's record.

Why?

Because they didn't know about Wilko, they were thinking that the WR was a lot lower. So it wasn't smashing the old record but a tight call.

[Nuncio]

He has extended it to 941.8km.

http://origin-www.spox.com/de/sport/mehrsport/radsport/1710/News/christoph-strasser-knackt-weltrekord-24-stunden.html (In German)

[Karla]

That's the indoor record, which he broke at the Grenchen velodrome in Switzerland.  It was formerly held by Marko Baloh, who was officiating for this attempt.