Bradley Wiggins states he will not underestimate the magnitude of attempting the Hour Record after he learned of Rohan Dennis’ record breaking ride on Sunday.

Dennis set a record of 52.491 kilometers at the Grenchen velodrome in Switzerland, beating the previous best of 51.852 kilometers set by Mattias Brändle last year.

Wiggins will attempt the Hour Record in June, but is not downplaying how hard the attempt will be.

“I thought he could do a mid-53 but I said that about Jack Bobridge,” Wiggins said, referring to the failed attempt made by Australian Jack Bobridge last week.

“I was talking to Brändle about it today and I think you can underestimate it. That’s why I’m doing it in June because I want to do Paris-Roubaix and then have eight weeks to get ready for it. And I’ll probably do the full distance in training.”

Wiggins will be leaving Team Sky after Paris-Roubaix in April. From there he will fully focus his efforts on the track until the 2016 Olympics in Rio, beginning with his Hour Record attempt in London.

“I don’t want to do it off the back of a stage race and just have a few days to get ready. People will always try to rush you to do it but if I’m going to do it I’m going to do it properly and not underestimate it.

“But the record is what it is. I had a sit down with Chris Boardman for an hour last week and I asked him how hard it is. He said it depended on if I wanted to break it or put it out of sight because there’s a big difference between trying to do 55 and what it is now, 52.4. It’s about how hard you’re willing to push but you never know how far you’re willing to push. That’s why I want to have a good run at it in training, so I know what I’m capable of doing on the day.”

While Dennis’ new record certainly gives Wiggins a benchmark to work with, the British rider remains the favorite to surpass it when he takes his shot at the record. Everything is being scrutinized at considered to make for the best conditions for his attempt.  From the custom made bike currently being built by Pinarello, down to fine-tuning every detail, including what temperature would be best at the London Olympic Park velodrome. However, he stressed that underestimating the effort required to break the record would be a huge mistake which he does not intend to make.