1.   Boardman established himself as the man to beat in the race against the clock when he set a new hour record just before arriving in Switzerland.

2.   It is also the second time he has held the world hour record.

3.   He also said he is aiming for the world hour record in Manchester next week.

4.   His only disappointment over the year was having to abandon a bid to wrest the world hour record back from Tony Rominger in Bogota.

5.   Indurain would also like to make some history at the expense of Scottish hero Graeme Obree, holder of the world hour record.

6.   Boardman, the world and Olympic pursuit champion, held the hour record from July last year to April this year.

7.   Rominger, who made a Bob Beamon-like assault on the hour world record, won the Tour of Spain for the third year running.

8.   Superman Chris Boardman admitted suffering from nerves before annihilating the world hour record here at the Manchester Velodrome on Friday.