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Independent Singapore
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
Italian cyclist Vittoria Bussi makes history by breaking her own UCI Hour Record
MEXICO: The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) recently announced that Italian cyclist Vittoria Bussi (BJ Bike Club ASD) has once again broken the UCI Hour Record, sponsored by Tissot. The athlete rode 50.455 kilometres in just one hour at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico. This record came a day after she had to stop her previous attempt halfway through. She has now beaten her own record, which she set on Oct 13, 2023, by riding 50.267 kilometres at the same velodrome. With her impressive performances, she became the first woman to go beyond 50 kilometres in one hour. Moreover, she also held the record from September 2018 to September 2021, with a final distance of 48.007 kilometres. With her achievement, Bussi expressed: 'I can say with a smile that I contributed to the history of the UCI Hour Record for women. This record has always been really special to me as an athlete and as a person, and I hope I have transmitted to young generations and people that sport is not just an athletic performance but that athletes bring messages to the world.' She added: 'The Hour taught me that one of the most important things in life is to understand the preciousness of time in every single instant of our life.' In a social media post shared by UCI Cycling, it said: 'New UCI Hour Record presented by @tissot_official ⏱️ @vittoriabussi covered 50.455 km today at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes 🇲🇽, surpassing her own mark set on 13 October 2023 (50.267 km)! A phenomenal performance from the Italian rider who keeps pushing the limits of endurance! 👏' Netizens commented on the post: 'What an accomplishment!' and 'Congratulations Vittoria.' Bussi's athletic career Vittoria Bussi was a former middle-distance runner and mathematician. She only started running at the age of 27. Throughout her career, she has earned several podium finishes in the individual time trial at the Italian National Championships. Moreover, Bussi helped Italy secure bronze in the mixed team time trial at the 2020 European Championships, and she also won the opening time trial at the Tour de Feminin stage race in 2021, which happened in the Czech Republic. The athlete is now preparing for another world record in Aguascalientes, particularly in the women's 4-kilometre individual pursuit. The current record is set by Britain's Anna Morris, who ran 4:24.060 on Feb 22, 2025, at the National Track Championships. This record has been lowered several times since the women's event distance was increased from 3 kilometres to 4 kilometres last January.
BBC News
11-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Bussi sets women's hour record for third time
Vittoria Bussi broke cycling's hour record for women for a third time on Italian rider covered a distance of 50.455km on the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, 38-year-old set the new mark after abandoning an attempt just over the halfway point on held the previous record having become the first woman to break the 50km barrier when she covered 50.267km on the same velodrome in October also held the hour record for three years from September 2018 to September 2021, when her mark of 48.007km was bettered by British rider Joss Lowden (48.405km).Dutch rider Ellen van Dijk then covered 49.254km in May 2022, before Bussi regained the record in 2023."I can say with a smile that I contributed to the history of the hour record for women," said Bussi."This record has always been really special to me as an athlete and as a person, and I hope I have transmitted to young generations and people that sport is not just an athletic performance but that athletes bring messages to the world."'The hour' taught me that one of the most important things in life is to understand the preciousness of time in every single instant of our life."The current men's record holder is Italy's Filippo Ganna, who covered 56.792km in October is set to attempt another world record in Aguascalientes - the women's 4km record has been lowered several times since the distance for the women's individual pursuit was increased from 3km to 4km in January, making it the same as the men's rider Anna Morris holds the current record of four minutes 24.060 seconds, set in Manchester in February.
Straits Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Italy's Bussi betters own hour world record
Italy's Vittoria Bussi broke her own hour world record when she covered 50.455 km at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on Saturday, cycling's world governing body the UCI, said in a statement. Bussi held the women's hour record from 2018-2021 and became the first woman to break the 50-km barrier in October 2023 when she reclaimed the record from Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands, covering 50.267 km. The 38-year-old mathematics PhD attempted to better her own record on Friday but stopped after the halfway mark, before achieving the feat in a fresh attempt the following day. "This record has always been really special to me as an athlete and as a person," Bussi said in a statement released by the UCI. "The hour taught me that one of the most important things in life is to understand the preciousness of time in every single instant of our life." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Cycling-Italy's Bussi betters own hour world record
FILE PHOTO: Cycling - UCI Road World Championships - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy - September 24, 2020 Italy's Vittoria Bussi in action during the Women's Elite Individual Time Trial REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini/File Photo (Reuters) - Italy's Vittoria Bussi broke her own hour world record when she covered 50.455 km at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on Saturday, cycling's world governing body the UCI, said in a statement. Bussi held the women's hour record from 2018-2021 and became the first woman to break the 50-km barrier in October 2023 when she reclaimed the record from Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands, covering 50.267 km. The 38-year-old mathematics PhD attempted to better her own record on Friday but stopped after the halfway mark, before achieving the feat in a fresh attempt the following day. "This record has always been really special to me as an athlete and as a person," Bussi said in a statement released by the UCI. "The hour taught me that one of the most important things in life is to understand the preciousness of time in every single instant of our life." (Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; editing by Clare Fallon)
CNA
11-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Italy's Bussi betters own hour world record
Italy's Vittoria Bussi broke her own hour world record when she covered 50.455 km at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on Saturday, cycling's world governing body the UCI, said in a statement. Bussi held the women's hour record from 2018-2021 and became the first woman to break the 50-km barrier in October 2023 when she reclaimed the record from Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands, covering 50.267 km. The 38-year-old mathematics PhD attempted to better her own record on Friday but stopped after the halfway mark, before achieving the feat in a fresh attempt the following day. "This record has always been really special to me as an athlete and as a person," Bussi said in a statement released by the UCI. "The hour taught me that one of the most important things in life is to understand the preciousness of time in every single instant of our life."
