The 10-mile time trial, a staple of the British racing scene, now with a new record for the road bike discipline after George Fox smashed the old one on Sunday, setting a blistering time of 18:41.
"This winter came a real concerted effort into testing equipment and spending a lot more time in the position," he told road.cc."I've road raced the bike for most of this year, various crits and a local handicap series which proved really useful to force myself to hold an aero position as training for Sunday essentially.
"We're in a science based sport now and all I had to do was apply the same approach that I do with the riders I coach and bike fit to myself, along with outside support from my coach James Millard and a couple of other very supportive people."