User:XyZAn/sandbox/hour rec 2014

In 2014 the UCI unified the two classifications into a single classification in line with regulations for current track pursuit bikes. Records previously removed for Chris Boardman and Graeme Obree would be returned, however the current record would remain at 49.700 km set in 2005 by Ondrej Sosenka, even though that is not the farthest distance. Under the new regulations riders may use any bike allowed by the UCI standards for endurance track events in place at the time of the attempt. Riders are required to be part of the athlete biological passport program.

Attempts
Following the change in the rules, German Jens Voigt became the first rider to attempt the hour, on 18 September 2014 at the Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen, Switzerland. He set a new record of 51.110 km, beating the previous record set by Sosenka by 1.410 km. On 30 October 2014, Matthias Brändle set a new record of 51.852 km at the World Cycling Center in Aigle, Switzerland.

In December 2014 it was announced that British Paralympian Sarah Storey would be the first woman to attempt the record following the unified rule change. She will attempt the record on 28 February 2015 at Lee Valley Velo Park, London.