Storey falls short in Hour Record attempt

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Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel's mark stands

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Dame Sarah Storey participates in her Women's Hour Record attempt at the Lee Valley Velodrome.

Dame Sarah Storey participates in her Women's H🔴our Record a﷽ttempt at the Lee Valley Velodrome. (Image credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Dame Sarah Storey participates in her Women's Hour Record attempt.

Dame ওSarah Storey partic🌱ipates in her Women's Hour Record attempt. (Image credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Dame Sarah Storey reacts after her Women's Hour Record attempt at the Lee Valley Velodrome.

Dame Sarah Storey re💯acts after her Women's Hour Record attempt at the Lee Valley Velodrome. (Image credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Dame Sarah Storey looks on prior to her Women's Hour Record attempt at the Lee Valley Velodrome on February 28, 2015 in London, England.

Dame Sarah Storey🔯 looks on prior to her Women's Hour Record attempt at the Lee Valley Velodrome on February 28, 2015 in London, England♏. (Image credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Dame Sarah Storey receives treatment after her Women's Hour Record attempt.

𒅌Dame Sarah Storey receives treatmওent after her Women's Hour Record attempt. (Image credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Dame Sarah Storey receives treatment after her Women's Hour Record attempt at the Lee Valley Velodrome.

Dame Sarah Store♎y receives treatment after her Women's Hou♒r Record attempt at the Lee Valley Velodrome. (Image credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Dame Sarah Storey receives treatment after her Women's Hour Record attempt at the Lee Valley Velodrome.

Dame Sarah Storey recei🅘ves treatment after her Women's Hour Record attempt at the Lee Valley Velodrome. (Image credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Dame Sarah Storey looks on prior to her Women's Hour Record attempt.

Dame Sar�💛�ah Storey looks on prior to her Women's Hour Record attempt. (Image credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Dame Sarah Storey prepares to start her Women's Hour Record attempt.

Dame Sarah Storey prepar𝓀es to start her Women's Hour Record attempt. (Image credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Dame Sarah Storey participates in her Women's Hour Record attempt.

Dame Sarah Storey participat💧e🌜s in her Women's Hour Record attempt. (Image credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Dame Sarah Storey participates in her Women's Hour Record attempt.

Dame Sarah Storey participates in her Women's Hou𒁃r Record attempt. (Image credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Dame Sarah Storey participates in her Women's Hour Record attempt.

Dame Sarah Storey participates in her Women's Hour Re💫cord attempꦫt. (Image credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Britain's Dame Sarah Storey fell short of her Hour Record attempt Saturday at the London Olympic Velodrome, leaving the mark set by Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel in 2003 as the current time to beat. Storey👍 rode 45.502km to set a new British re🌳cord, but Zijlaard-van Moorsel's 46.065km remains the world record.

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