The hour record, a goal for Ganna

The Italian rider had been talked about several times this winter by improving several times the world record for individual pursuit. Today, this is another record that the Ineos team rider has in mind, namely the hour record held by the Belgian Victor Campenaerts in 55.089km. A record hard to beat, but this challenge particularly interests the bronze medalist of the last world time trial : “I am often asked about the hourly record, and I must admit that I have thought about it during the many hours spent at home over the past few weeks. I would like to try the record, even if it will be far from obvious. Victor Campenaerts has set the bar to an incredible level but challenges are made to be met and records made to be broken. As long as I run, I will try to improve the performance of other runners. When the schedule is set and we have a clearer picture with the team on what to do, I will offer to try it. If there is room, why not try ?”. We can therefore expect the Italian to prepare specifically for this record in the coming months., but that will require it to have a window large enough to prepare for this goal, because nothing should be left to chance in order to hope to cover more than 55 km in 1 hour. The postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games to 2021 could also postpone the deadline for the former Italian champion, who made it his goal this year.