But then in 2000, the International Cycling Union decreed that anyone who wanted to hold that record had to do so with essentially the same equipment that Eddy Merckx used in 1972.
Men så i 2000 bestemte den Internationale Cykel Union, at enhver der ville forsøge at erobre den rekord, skulle gøre det med det samme udstyr som Eddy Merckx benyttede i 1972.