Wiggins sets new hour record, but could he have gone further?

Briton adds 1,500m to the record, but weather and location prevent him from posting an even longer distance

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Bradley Wiggins wrote another chapter in his memorable career as he "annihiliated" the iconic UCI hour record at London's Olympic velodrome in front of an ecstatic sell-out crowd.

The first Briton to win the Tour de France travelled 54.526km over the course of 60 minutes, adding more than 1,500m to the previous best of 52.937km, set by Essex's Alex Dowsett in Manchester last month.

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