ALEX Dowsett has announced that his UCI Hour Record attempt, scheduled for February 27 on the velodrome of London's Lee Valley VeloPark, has been postponed.
The Chelmsford cyclist crashed last Tuesday (January 13) and fractured his collarbone, an injury that required surgery.
Dowsett and his Movistar Team had been hoping that he would recover in time, but they have now announced that there is no chance for Dowsett to be ready.
"I'm really gutted this has happened," Dowsett told the Team's website. "I've never worked harder for anything and to make this difficult decision with the team and lose this opportunity is a real blow. The positive is that it is a record attempt so we will be attempting it at a later date.
"I cannot thank Movistar, Canyon, Endura and the rest of the team partners enough for their continued support as well as my family and friends. But most of all I'd like to thank everyone that's supported me with words of encouragement both in training pre-crash and words of support and well wishes post-crash, it really was overwhelming.
"I'll now recover properly and be back to full fitness for the road season and another crack at the 'perfect hour.'"
