Brändle in full flight during his hour effort last week. Initially it appeared he might go over 52 kilometers, but he slowed down a bit at the end. He though still managed to move past Jens Voigt who recorded 51.115km in mid September.

The seat height is at 81cm and the arm pad height is at 63.5cm for this 189cm tall and 75kg heavy rider.

The view of the Scott Plasma of Brändle from the front. The extensions taper from 20cm at the outside of the pads to 8cm at the front.

The close up view not only shows the clean lines of this Scott Plasma 5, but also the tread pattern of the Schwalbe tires.

Without brakes and shifters the front end appears almost naked.

Brändle pushed a 55-13 gear on 175mm cranks for one hour after warming up.

The Lightweight Autobahn disc is more popular in Europe, but still not a mainstay in triathlon.

Although everything took place on Switzerland, on a Swiss bike of a Swiss Team athlete, 24-year old Brändle is Austrian.

Here is the record breaking pilot who could have done with a little shave before the start.