The hour record is such an iconic event and the pure distillation of cycling performance. 60 minutes of epic suffering alone and with minimal strategy - go fast for longer than you thought possible.

Side note - it’s pretty remarkable that unlike the Men’s hour record holders, many of the Women’s hour record holders are notably high achievers outside of cycling too. Molly Shaffer VanHouweling is a law professor at UC Berkeley, Evelyn Stevens was an investment banker, and Bussi has a PhD in Math from Oxford.