Editing Graeme Obree (section)

===Origins===
Obree was born in [[Nuneaton]], a large town in northern [[Warwickshire]], England<!-- parents? -->, but has lived almost all his life in [[Scotland]] and considers himself Scottish.

He attempted suicide in his teens by gassing himself. He was saved by his father, who had returned early from work.<ref name="Tel2007" />

An [[individual time trial]]list, his first race was a 10-mile time trial to which he turned up wearing shorts, anorak and [[Doc Marten]] boots.<ref name="PCi">{{cite news |title=undated cutting |publisher=PCi |location=UK}}</ref> He thought the start and finish were at the same place and stopped where he had started, 100 metres short of the end. He had started to change his clothes when officials told him to continue. He still finished in "about 30 minutes."<ref name="PCi" />

The bike shop that he ran failed and he decided the way out of his problems was to attack the world hour [[velodrome]] record.<ref name="Tel2007" /> It had been held for nine years by [[Francesco Moser]], at 51.151 kilometres. Obree said:

:The record had fascinated me since Moser broke it. It was the ultimate test – no traffic,<ref group="n">The [[slipstream]] from passing traffic can increase the speed of time-triallists on busy roads</ref> one man in a velodrome against the clock. I didn't tell myself that I will ''attempt'' the record, I said I would ''break'' it. When your back is against the wall, you can say it's bad or you can say: 'I'll go for it.' I decided, that's it, I've as good as broken the record.<ref name="Tel2007" />