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BBC News
5 days ago
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Richardson and Bjergfelt set world records
Britain's Matt Richardson and Will Bjergfelt set track cycling world records as Charlie Tanfield fell short in his bid to break the hour record in Konya, 26, became the first cyclist to clock under nine seconds in the 200m flying start - doing so in an event set up with British Cycling backing to aim for a number of world time of 8.941 seconds lowered the time of 9.088 secs, set by Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen at the 2024 Paris Olympics. "I came here to do that [go sub-nine seconds] and that's what I did so, it's a pretty cool feeling to accomplish the one thing that I came out here to do," said Richardson."It was a lot faster [than I've previously ridden]. I was basically just a passenger. "I gave the bike a bit of direction and it was just steering itself almost. I rode of lot of it outside the sprint lane, so I know there's a bit more there."Earlier on Thursday, Bjergfelt, 46, established a new hour record in the C5 classification as he became the first para-cyclist in history go beyond rode a distance of 51.471km to beat the previous mark of 47.569km, set by Italy's Andrea Tarlao in 2014."It's not quite sunk in yet really," said Bjergfelt."While I was going round the track and everyone was cheering at the end there, it started to hit home. I don't think it's quite hit home yet that I've smashed the world record on the track and that's a dream come true."In 2015, Bjergfelt was involved in a head-on collision with a car which shattered his right leg and left him with a bleed on his brain. Having previously ridden for UCI Continental teams, he was given a C5 para-cycling classification when he returned to the sport. He subsequently became the first para-cyclist to compete in the Tour of Britain in 2021 and took gold in the C5 road race at the World Championships in each rider had their eye on the records for some time, the idea for a joint attempt supported by British Cycling and its partners arrived after the World Cup earlier this year when Richardson was impressed by the speed of the Konya Velodrome, which opened in 2022. Tanfield falls short of iconic record Tanfield was aiming to become the fourth British rider to hold the famous hour record since the UCI, cycling's world governing body, unified the rules for the event in began preparing for his attempt shortly after last summer's Paris Games where he won a silver medal as part of Great Britain's team pursuit despite making a strong start, he was unable to eclipse the 56.792km distance covered by Filippo Ganna in October 28-year-old rode 53.967km during his attempt at 1,200m altitude - 750m higher than the velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland where the Italian set his benchmark. Tanfield's effort is the seventh best of all time and he is also the fourth fastest British rider over 60 minutes behind Bradley Wiggins, Alex Dowsett and national record holder Dan Bigham (55.548km).
BBC News
11-05-2025
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- 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.
CNA
11-05-2025
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- 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."
Reuters
11-05-2025
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Italy's Bussi betters own hour world record
May 11 (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."
