The former Hour Record holder, Francesco Moser, confirmed what nearly everyone has already expected while claiming that Bradley Wiggins is capable of setting an unbeatable distance in his attempt initially planned for June 2015.

Full of respect for latest, successful attempts made by Jens Voigt and Matthias Brandle (IAM Cycling) and positive about chances of the likes of Jack Bobridge (Orica-GreenEDGE), Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing) or Alex Dowsett (Movistar) who all planed to try themselves in one hour-long ride in the beginning of 2015 season, former Italian professional underlined that he expects Wiggins to be the one to smash it. 

Moser explained that the combination of impressive track experience and time trialing skills should unable the Team Sky rider the break the barrier of even 56 kilometers. It goes in line with what another, yet uncertain, candidate to break the record next year Alex Rasmussen (Riwal Platform Cycling Team) told us earlier this year, claiming that a result near to 53 kilometers per hour should be attainable for any track and ITT specialist.

“I think Wiggins has the power, endurance and the track skills for the Hour Record. If he prepares right for it, I'm sure he'll smash it,” Moser told Cyclingnews.

“I've got respect for the riders who have broken the record so far but Wiggins is on a different level. I think he can do something like 56km, up there with the record that Chris Boardman set (56.375km in a Obree 'Superman' position in 1996). I think its right that the best riders go for the Hour Record and Wiggins is the best. If Voigt or Brandle rode an hour-long time trial against Wiggins, they'd easily lose two minutes, if not more. That says it all.”

While Moser supports latest regulations imprelented by the UCI in regards to the Hour Record, he criticized their decision to cancelling several results set in the past, including his own.

“It's great that they've changed the rules about the bikes and the result is that lots of people are now going for it. My only criticism is that they should have started from a higher record. Starting from 49km is a joke and people have already broken that distance,” Moser said.

“Before there was a natural evolution of man and machine. Then the UCI decided to go back in time. But in life you can never go back, you can only go forward. Looks at the bikes. The ones they use today are a lot better than the bikes we used. They're lighter, more efficient and more aerodynamic, especially the wheels. When I broke the RECORD, my bike weighed more than 10kg.”