Sir Bradley Wiggins: The Hour – Live

Sir Bradley Wiggins will take on cycling’s gruelling Hour Record next week and every home in the UK can follow his attempt thanks to live coverage on television and online.

Wiggins will head to the Lee Valley VeloPark on Sunday 7 June for another landmark moment in his illustrious career, which has seen him capture four Olympic gold medals and win the 2012 Tour de France. He will attempt to break the mark set by Alex Dowsett in May this year (52.937km) for the furthest distance a rider can cycle within an hour. 

Every demanding moment of this unique occasion will be live across a number of Sky’s channels and platforms. As well as coverage on Sky Sports 2, to celebrate Sir Bradley’s attempt, the event will replace the regular programming on the Freeview channel PICK. A live stream will also be available on skysports.com and the Sky Sports apps, meaning every home in the UK can see Britain’s first Tour de France winner take on one of cycling’s toughest challenges. 

Sky Sports presenter Sarah-Jane Mee will host the event and will be joined by guests Dame Sarah Storey, who attempted the Women’s Hour Record in February, as well as Rob Hayles, who won silver with Sir Bradley in the Team Pursuit at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

Sir Bradley Wiggins said: “Seeing Chris Boardman take on the Hour Record as a kid inspired me to get on my bike and I want to do the same for the next generation. I know Sky will help make it a huge event because of their longstanding commitment to cycling.”

Robert Tansey, Brand Director for Sky said: “Bradley is one of the few characters who transcends cycling and the fact that tickets to the event sold out in minutes shows just how popular his record attempt is going to be. Together Sky and Bradley have already shared in some historic moments and we hope people across the UK will enjoy this next one with us.”

Support for Sir Bradley Wiggins’ attempt to break the Hour Record is part of Sky’s longstanding commitment to cycling. Sky’s partnership with British Cycling has helped transform cycling at all levels in the UK and inspired over 1.7m more people in Britain to cycle regularly since 2008. 

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