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Jen's Voights Hour Record Attempt.

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    #62
    Darkglasses
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    Lap 36: Jens just scratched his nose :eek:


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    #63
    neris
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Oh, according to this presenter the record is currently held by a Russian guy, Ondrej Sosenko Oleg Tinkov

    You know his ego would love it


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    #64
    [Deleted User]
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    What average speed does he need? Great consistency since I switched on.


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    #65
    Beasty
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    I personally think he's gone out a little too hard. The further in you get the more difficult it is to keep low on the track and with the amount he's currently going up the track in the bends he's adding 300-500m to his target


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    #66
    Beasty
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    What average speed does he need? Great consistency since I switched on.
    50 km/h;)


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    blobbie
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    Beasty wrote: »
    I personally think he's gone out a little too hard. The further in you get the more difficult it is to keep low on the track and with the amount he's currently going up the track in the bends he's adding 300-500m to his target

    +1

    The last 10mins will be a killer


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    #68
    [Deleted User]
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    Beasty wrote: »
    50 km/h;)

    Seems a very round figure. :P


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    #69
    Beasty
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Seems a very round figure. :P
    Well the current record is marginally under 49.7 km/h and as I've already said he seems to be adding at least 300m to his required distance by not keeping to the black line...


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    #70
    [Deleted User]
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    Beasty wrote: »
    Well the current record is marginally under 49.7 km/h and as I've already said he seems to be adding at least 300m to his required distance by not keeping to the black line...

    49.7, grand. :P
    The consistency really is amazing. The graph would be a lovely wave so far.


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    #71
    Eamonnator
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    He's over a lap ahead at this stage


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    #72
    Muahahaha
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    whats the red device attached underneath his saddle? Also how does the team communicate with him, by using boards or are you allowed an earpiece


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    #73
    blobbie
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    Alex Dowsett ‏@alexdowsett 8m
    Hope Jens is going to put this on Strava. He's already lapped the previous record.


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    #74
    eeeee
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    He's drifting a good bit out in the bends. He's wasting far too much energy time and distance, it'll hit him at the end. Come on Jens, tighten up!


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    #75
    neris
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    hes gona be a bit dizzy at the end all that round and round and round


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    #76
    Beasty
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    ... now he's scratching his arse ...


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    #77
    Darkglasses
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    Muahahaha wrote: »
    whats the red device attached underneath his saddle? Also how does the team communicate with him, by using boards or are you allowed an earpiece

    That's the head unit for his power meter, that would normally be on his handlebars (not allowed to put it there in this event)

    Team communicate by whistles and boards.


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    #78
    Beasty
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    neris wrote: »
    hes gona be a bit dizzy at the end all that round and round and round
    He's got to do another 200 laps clockwise after this just to unwind....


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    #79
    Beasty
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    Darkglasses wrote: »

    Team communicate by .... boards.
    Y'see - we have our uses:P


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    #80
    The tax man
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    Muahahaha wrote: »
    whats the red device attached underneath his saddle? Also how does the team communicate with him, by using boards or are you allowed an earpiece

    Probably some official timing gizmo. He's no access to any speed data,all he has is a power meter on the bike. A blow of a whistle is telling him if he's on course with his lap times.


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    #81
    Beasty
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    The tax man wrote: »
    Probably some official timing gizmo. He's no access to any speed data,all he has is a power meter on the bike. A blow of a whistle is telling him if he's on course with his lap times.
    It will be the transmitter for sending all the data back to his team


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    #82
    blobbie
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    On target to be 1 minute under.


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    #83
    oconnpad
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    Beasty wrote: »
    He's got to do another 200 laps clockwise after this just to unwind....

    The UCI rules state for the record to stand the challenge needs to be done clockwise.

    He's going to be pee'd off when he gets off the bike and is told that.





    Joking


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    #84
    Darkglasses
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    Still great lap times


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    #85
    dastardly00
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    Dan Martin @DanMartin86

    Wish @thejensie would hurry up and finish.


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    #86
    eeeee
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    He's killing it now…god I hope he can hold it


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    #87
    Beasty
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    I definitely have changed my view here - I'm now convinced he's going to do it - more now a matter of how much he adds to the current record


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    #88
    Pudsy33
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    That 5/6 looks ok now ;)


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    #89
    kumate_champ07
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    gadetra wrote: »
    He's drifting a good bit out in the bends. He's wasting far too much energy time and distance, it'll hit him at the end. Come on Jens, tighten up!
    that could be the fork rake, track forks are more stable at high speed, steering is dampened

    *I could be wrong, 70% confident Im right


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    #90
    Darkglasses
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    I want to see a sub-17 second lap, come on Jensie!!


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    #91
    blobbie
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    Sub 17 - mad Ted


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