Cycling: Bradley Wiggins set to attempt world hour record

British cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins says he will try to break the world hour record next year. He has won the Tour de France in 2012 but hasn't been able to replicate that success in the following seasons. Now he says he will prepare to beat the 51.115km world hour record in June 2015. "I want to prepare for it properly," he said. "It will give me something to get out of bed for in the winter." Wiggins, aged 34, admits he was inspired by the effort of 43-year-old German rider Jens Voigt, who broke the record last week. Voigt managed to complete more than 200 laps of a velodrome in Switzerland to beat the previous record of 49.700km, set by Czech rider Ondrej Sosenka in 2005. "I want to have a go at the one hour record next year after what Jens did last week," said Wiggins. "I was a bit surprised by Jens's decision to do it but what he did was fantastic and fully deserved. I could just go and do it next week but if I do it, I'll only do it once. It was encouraging Jens went so fast. It set a marker, and it was good for the sport. Someone had to do it first and now it's a realistic aim... not like the record Chris Boardman set 40 years ago!" Wiggins revealed that he is unlikely to compete in the Tour de France next year, a decision which leaves Chris Froome as favourite for the race, he is 6/4 to win it according to Bet365.