Jack Bobridge has announced that he will try to break the Hour Record on Saturday January 31, at the Darebin International Sports Centre in Melbourne, just eight days before Rohan Dennis will make his attempt on February 8 in Grenchen (Switzerland).

Jack Bobridge hopes to beat the mark of 51.852 kilometers that was set by Matthias Brändle (IAM Cycling) on ​​October 31.

"I think it's great that everyone is starting to put their hand up for it. It makes it more interesting," Bobridge said. "I'm aiming to set a benchmark that leaves everyone questioning themselves about whether they want to do it or not.

"At this point I can see myself beating the current hour record but it's how much further I can go that will be decided on the day."

"He's the world individual pursuit record holder so the hour is an obvious choice," Cycling Australia coach Tim Decker. "I have no doubt that he can do it. You look at his four-kilometre time and you look at what is possible over an hour, Jack should be able to well surpass the current record.

"It captures people's imagination to see how far you can go in one hour. People from outside of cycling will look at it and think 'wow, that's a long way in one hour on a bike'. Jack is going to tackle this in Jack Bobridge fashion. He's unlimited. He's just going to go for it. I think it will be really exciting and you'll definitely see him in a lot of pain, particularly in the last 10-minutes."

"I think it's great that Rohan is having a go. Plus the two Brits potentially having a go at it. Australia versus Great Britain. The rivalry just carries on," Decker added, referring to the fact that Bradley Wiggins and Alex Dowsett are both expected to make attempts in 2015.

In addition to his training in the velodrome, Bobridge will prepare for the attempt by riding the national time trial championships on January 8 and he hopes to be part of the UniSA national team at the Tour Down Under.