Jorgan wrote:
Boardman broke Merckx's record on a 'standard' bike in Manchester.And Sosenka beat Boardman's record in Moscow.
It's interesting to see how the record progressed in the 60s. Ritter went to altitude first, but he still didn't beat the "lowly" Bracke by that much. One could argue that Ritter and Merckx should both have asterisks next to their names, because their records were at altitude, and that Bracke is the guy we should have been honoring for decades. ;
30 October 1967
Ferdi Bracke Olympic Velodrome, Rome 48.093 746 10 October 1968 Ole Ritter Mexico City 48.653 560 25 October 1972 Eddy Merckx Mexico City 49.431 778
In the "open" class, Moser beat Merckx at the Mexico City track, then Obree beat Moser at sea level. No one set a record at altitude after that. Rominger went an amazing 55.291km on a steel frame and standard (tri) position in France. Then Boardman shattered that with a 56.375km in Manchester using a more high tech approach.