Dowsett's assault on Wiggins' UCI Hour Record gains momentum

While most professional riders are still in the throes of a well-deserved off season, Alex Dowsett has been working flat-out on plans to regain the UCI Hour Record from Bradley Wiggins.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.