Fabian Cancellara should welcome the enthusiasm that there is around the hour record. But the Swiss rider is not so much. In fact, he regrets changing the rules of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). For him, there are two separate classifications and he thinks all this "stuff" right now is "low level".

"At the moment when I see all this hour record stuff, it’s just low level. Instead of higher it’s getting lower… but in the end, the UCI set up the rules, and everyone can do it who wants and there’s no limit. When there’s people motivated, they just do it”, Spartacus explained according to Velonews.

The main change that there has been about the rules of the hour record is the ability to riders to ride with bikes they use in track competition. Brian Cookson, the president of UCI, told about it: ”Today there is a general consensus that equipment used in competition must be allowed to benefit from technological evolution where pertinent. This kind of evolution is positive for cycling generally and for the hour record in particular. This record will regain its attraction for both the athletes and cycling fans."

But, this is not the Cancellara’s position: "As soon as I was thinking [about it] everything got huge. And that’s what I didn’t want it to [be]. Without putting effort from my side in I think there would never be a big discussion… Now there’s already two people [who have] had it, the third one will probably come."

"I still see that as another record, with the Merckx-style bike and with the normal TT position, however you want to call it,” Cancellara said. “Now we are in 2014 but we have to run with the times somehow, but I think it’s also nice to not run with the times. Because at the moment the equipment is much faster than even [Tony] Romiger’s time. Also, now with cycling the sport gets cleaner and we still ride faster. It’s also because equipment, scientist stuff, training all this", he added.