Seeing a rider attempt the hour record is like watching poetry in motion. So much so that I was inspired to compose a haiku about the spectacle.

When will Fabian Cancellara make his decision of when and where to go for his Hour Record attempt this year? Rumours were rife last week that it would be 3 August in Mexico. When asked if this was true, the Swiss tease reeled out a quote in the true spirit of Fabianese. “It’s in the air and the stars.”
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