‘I think I’ll never do it again’ Filippo Ganna on his Hour of suffering

Filippo Ganna breaks the UCI Hour Record on 8 October 2022, riding 56.792 kilometres
Filippo Ganna breaks the UCI Hour Record on 8 October 2022, riding 56.792 kilometres (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Filippo Ganna made history on Saturday evening when he smashed through not only the UCI Hour record but also the technically unrestricted Human Best Effort previously set by Chris Boardman, riding a stunning 56.792km in one hour on the track.

“I think I'll never do again,” Ganna said in an interview following the successful Hour record attempt. “If I do it in the future [it will be] before going to retire like Wiggins, but I don't think before.”

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Peter Stuart
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Peter Stuart has been editor of Cyclingnews since March 2022, overseeing editorial output across all of Cyclingnews' digital touchpoints.


Before joining Cyclingnews, Peter was the digital editor of Rouleur magazine. Starting life as a freelance feature writer, with bylines in The Times and The Telegraph, he first entered cycling journalism in 2012, joining Cyclist magazine as staff writer. Peter has a background as an international rower, representing Great Britain at Under-23 level and at the Junior Rowing World Championships.