Saucepan power Graeme Obree, aka the Flying Scotsman, broke cycling's hour record (the longest distance achieved in an hour: he managed almost 33 miles in 1994) on a bicycle that included parts from a washing machine.
Too much, too soon: advances sport rejected BOARDMAN'S SUPERMAN STANCE Riding a specially modified bike in an outstretched position known as "The Superman", Chris Boardman broke cycling's Hour Record in 1996, with a distance of 56.375km.
On the podium her mum broke cycling etiquette by refusing to shake her hand.
Britain's Alex Dowsett has become the fourth person to break cycling's iconic hour record in the last eight months.
Britain's Alex Dowsett breaks cycling's iconic hour record in front of a boisterous crowd at the Manchester Velodrome.
Last week at the Manchester Velodrome, 26-year-old Dowsett, the Commonwealth time-trial champion, became the fourth person in the past eight months to break cycling's hour record.
Wiggins also said he is aiming to break cycling's hour record next year, German Jens Voigt having set a new record of 51.115km in Switzerland last week.
Most of his tweets are unprintable on a family website, but this one - in which he praises the record breaking cycling team - is a good example of his style.
Armstrong broke with cycling tradition, focusing solely on the Tour de France.
When he breaks from cycling, he is crippled by headaches and violent memories of the Rwandan genocide in which all six of his brothers were killed.
