Marcel Berthet - Oscar Egg
A special chapter in the history of the hour record was written by Marcel
Berthet and Oscar Egg. From 1912 - 1914 the record was improved five
times.
Maybe this fight between the two cyclists would have lasted even longer, but it
was ended 1914 when World War I began. There is a nice article written by Owen Mulholland
which can be found at the
bikeraceinfo.com Website
| 41.520 |
Marcel Berthet |
Paris |
20.06.1907 |
| 42.122 + |
Oscar Egg |
Paris |
26.08.1912 |
| 42.741 |
Marcel Berthet |
Paris |
07.08.1913 |
| 43.525 |
Oscar Egg |
Paris |
21.08.1913 |
| 43.775 |
Marcel Berthet |
Paris |
21.09.1913 |
| 44.247 |
Oscar Egg |
Paris |
18.06.1914 |
+ 42.122 km is the "standard" value
found in the literature.
However, in the article by Owen Mulholland it is stated that the remeasured value was
42.360 km
