Project Ganna – Dan Bigham the mastermind of plot to take down his own Hour Record

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Dan Bigham has helped Filippo Ganna in the Italian's tilt at his own UCI Hour Record (Image credit: Ineos Grenadiers/Getty Images)

As Filippo Ganna prepares to break the UCI Hour Record on Saturday, the current holder Dan Bigham is well aware of the paradoxical situation he finds himself in. 

"I think it's unique in the history of the Hour Record that the guy who holds the record is also the guy who's trying to help somebody else to break it," Bigham tells Cyclingnews

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.