| Chris Boardman is probably Britain's most
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| | shouldn't detract from the spectacular
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| succesful cyclist of all time with 3
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| | athletic performance of this record.
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| World Hour Records, an Olympic Gold and
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| | Chris Boardman - Tour De FranceChris
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| holder of the prestiguous yellow jersey
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| | devoted the last 5 years of his
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| in the Tour De France. During his peak
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| | professional career to try and suceed in
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| Chris was virtually unbeatable in time
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| | the Tour De France. Chris experienced
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| trials (racing against the clock)Chris
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| | mixed fortunes. 3 times he won the
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| initially rode for one of the UK's top
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| | opening prologue time trial, enabling him
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| amateur clubs - The Manchester Wheelers.
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| | to wear the coverted yellow jersey.
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| On the domestic time trial scene he won
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| | However in 1995 Chris crashed in the
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| over 30 national titles including
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| | opening prologue, breaking his ankle and
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| National 10, 25, 50, and National Hill
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| | missing most of the rest of the season.
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| Climb Championships. Only Scotland's
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| | He also crashed badly in the 1998 Tour
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| Graham Obree was able to challenge Chris
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| | (after winning the prologue. (1998 the
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| in domestic time trials.ALthough Chris
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| | year of the Festina crisis)After he set
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| specialised in time trials he also turned
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| | this remarkable record the UCI decided to
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| his attention to road racing and also
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| | change the rules about technology that
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| competed in track disciplines, In the
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| | could be used for setting an hour record.
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| 1992 Olympics Chris was a gold medallist
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| | Basically they reverted back to 1970s
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| in the 4,000 metres pursuit. It was this
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| | technology when E.Merckx set the record.
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| Gold medal performance that launched
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| | Rules included no tribars no disc wheels
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| Chris into the public light.In 1993 Chris
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| | e.t.c. Chris decided to try and break
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| Boardman broke the World Hour Record.
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| | this record as a final swansong to his
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| Initially he had been planning to break
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| | professional career.Riding at the
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| F. Moser's mark of 51.1 KM. However
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| | Manchester Velodrome (at Sea Level) Chris
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| Graham Obree managed to beat this record
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| | just managed to break E.Merckx record
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| just before Chris's attempt. However
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| | setting a mark of 49.441In 1998 Chris
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| unduanted Chris broke both Moser's and
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| | Boardman was diagnosed with a form of
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| Obree's new record setting a mark of 52.2
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| | osteoperosis, making it difficult to
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| KM. This led to an unprecendented
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| | train for long periods at high intensity.
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| increase in the World Hour Record. Both
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| | This needed treatment with drugs
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| Tony Rominger and Miguel Indurain set new
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| | prohibited by the UCI therefore Chris
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| records taking the record to 55 KM. Then
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| | decided to retire.Chris Boardman says he
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| in Manchester 1996 Chris set a new World
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| | always rode without the use of
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| Hour adding over 1 KM to the mark set by
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| | performance enhancing drugs because he
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| Tony Rominger. The New World Hour record
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| | didn't want to damage his health. Some
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| now stands at 56.375KM - a mark that has
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| | commentators have suggested this is why
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| not been broken
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| | he struggled relatively in the Tour when
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| Chris Boardman's World Hour Record of
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| | it went into the mountains. Of course
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| 56.375 KMIn this photo Chris is riding a
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| | this effect is impossible to quantify but
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| position known as the "Superman "
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| | Chris always maintained a degree of
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| Position this is because his arms are
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| | honesty and integrity when many other
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| outstretched. This position is
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| | professionals resorted to the use of
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| particularly aerodynamic but this
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| | drugs (e.g. Festina team 1998).
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