Editing Hour record (section)

=== 1990s: non-traditional riding positions ===

In 1993 and 1994, [[Graeme Obree]], who built his own bikes, posted two records with his hands tucked under his chest. In 1994, Moser set the veteran's record at {{convert|51.840|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gallery-francesco-mosers-hour-record|title=Gallery: Francesco Moser's hour record|author=Stephen Farrand|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=23 January 2014|access-date=31 October 2014|archive-date=31 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031120419/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gallery-francesco-mosers-hour-record|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Mexico City]]. Moser beat his 1984 record, using bullhorn handlebars, steel airfoil tubing, disk wheels and skinsuit. It was also faster than Obree's first record in 1993. Following the outlawing of the "praying mantis" style by the UCI in May 1994, Spaniard [[Miguel Induráin]] and Swiss [[Tony Rominger]] broke the record using a more traditional tri-bar setup with Rominger setting a distance of 55.291&nbsp;km.

[[File:Lotus 108 (24281585325).jpg|thumb|alt=Lotus Type 108 bicycle|The [[Lotus 108]] bicycle, a forerunner to the Lotus 110 [[Chris Boardman]] used to set a new hour record of {{convert|56.375|km|mi|abbr=on}} in 1996.]]
[[Chris Boardman]] took up the challenge using a modified version of the Lotus 110 bicycle, a successor to the earlier [[Lotus 108]] bicycle he'd ridden to victory at the 1992 Olympic Games. South African company Aerodyne Technology built the frame. Boardman set the UCI Absolute record of {{convert|56.375|km|mi|abbr=on}} in 1996, using another position pioneered by Obree, his arms out in front in a "[[Superman]]" position. This too was considered controversial by the UCI, and while the record was allowed to stand, the position was banned making Boardman's record set in 1996, it was thought, effectively unbeatable using traditional bike position. The record stood as a best human effort until October 2022, when [[Filippo Ganna]] unified the records, beating Boardman's best human effort record (and [[Daniel Bigham]]'s official UCI Hour record) on a traditionally shaped, though uniquely manufactured,  bicycle.<ref name=Grdn />