Originally Posted by
kingston
I think both should be listed on the Wikipedia article. Not to take anything away from Eckstein's accomplishment as the overall fastest finisher, but I wanted to know who the first upright finisher was which led me to the Le Parisien article. Now that velos are getting lighter, they have a fairly significant advantage over uprights on that rolling course.
I agree. If all of the previous first place finishes were on upright bikes, it would be good to keep that continuity, and then have a separate record for special bikes like they do the hour record. Perhaps this is the first time it's happened? Going back in the thread a little, I wonder if ACP will also have to reconsider their minimum time limit since so many people beat it this year. It wouldn't play well to throw them all out.