List of world records in track cycling
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World records in the sport of track cycling are ratified by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Item 3.5.001 of the UCI regulations defines the events in which world records are recognized.[1]
Records recognized by the UCI
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Not ratified or later rescinded by UCI
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying 200 m time trial (progression) |
8.857 | Matthew Richardson |  Great Britain |
15 August 2025 | Konya, Turkey | [2] | |
| Flying 500 m time trial (progression) |
24.564 | Jeffrey Hoogland |  Netherlands |
31 October 2023 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | ||
| Team sprint[a] (progression) |
40.949 | Jeffrey Hoogland Harrie Lavreysen Roy van den Berg |
Netherlands |
6 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France | [3] |
| 1 km time trial (progression) |
55.433 | Jeffrey Hoogland | Netherlands |
31 October 2023 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | [4] | |
| 4000 m individual pursuit (progression) |
3:59.153 | Jonathan Milan |  Italy |
18 October 2024 | World Championships | Ballerup, Denmark | [5] |
| 4000 m team pursuit (progression) |
3:39.977 | Lasse Norman Leth Frederik Rodenberg Rasmus Pedersen Tobias Hansen |
 Denmark |
2 February 2026 | European Championships | Konya, Turkey | [6] |
| Hour record (progression) |
56.792 km | Filippo Ganna | Italy |
8 October 2022 | Grenchen, Switzerland | [7] |
World bests
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying 200m time trial (sea level) |
9.088 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands |
7 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France | [8] |
| 250 m time trial (standing start) | 16.949 | Leigh Hoffman |  Australia |
12 October 2022 | World Championships | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France | [9] |
| 250 m time trial (standing start) (sea level) |
16.949 | Leigh Hoffman | Australia |
12 October 2022 | World Championships | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France | [10] |
| 1 km time trial (sea level) | 57.321 | Harrie Lavreysen | Netherlands |
18 October 2024 | World Championships | Ballerup, Denmark | [11] |
| 1 km time trial tandem (sea level) | 58.038 | Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham |
Great Britain |
28 August 2021 | Paralympic Games | Izu, Japan | [12] |
| 1 km madison time trial | 53.553 | Ed Clancy Jon Mould |
Great Britain |
6 January 2018 | Revolution Series | Manchester, United Kingdom | [13] |
| Team sprint (sea level)[a] | 40.949 | Jeffrey Hoogland Harrie Lavreysen Roy van den Berg |
Netherlands |
6 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France | [3] |
| 4000 m individual pursuit (sea level) | 3:59.153 | Jonathan Milan | Italy |
18 October 2024 | World Championships | Ballerup, Denmark | [5] |
| Hour record (sea level) | 56.792 km | Filippo Ganna | Italy |
8 October 2022 | Grenchen, Switzerland | [14] | |
| Hour record (UCI best human effort)[b] |
56.792 km | Filippo Ganna | Italy |
8 October 2022 | Grenchen, Switzerland | [16] |
Women
Records recognized by the UCI
World bests
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying 200m time trial (sea level) |
10.029 | Lea Friedrich |  Germany |
9 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France | [26] |
| 250 m time trial (standing start) |
18.247 | Bao Shanju |  China |
2 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Shizuoka, Japan | [27] |
| 500 m time trial | 32.268 | Jessica Salazar |  Mexico |
7 October 2016 | Pan American Championships | Aguascalientes, Mexico | [28] |
| 500 m time trial (sea level) |
32.668 | Emma Hinze | Germany |
13 August 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | [29] |
| 3000m individual pursuit | 3:15.663 | Chloé Dygert |  United States |
19 October 2024 | World Championships | Ballerup, Denmark | [30] |
| 3000m team pursuit[e] (progression) |
3:14.051 | Dani King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell |
Great Britain |
4 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [33] |
| Hour record (sea level) |
49.254 km | Ellen van Dijk | Netherlands |
23 May 2022 | Grenchen, Switzerland | [34] |