A Compilation of Cycling Records
I am grateful to Toni Lund
from Finland for this data.
The Hour Record
RECORD CHART:
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result impr name nat date place
35.325 Henri Desgrange FRA 11.05.1893 Paris, France
38.220 2.895 Jules Dubois FRA 31.10.1894 Paris, France
39.240 1.020 Oscar Van den Eynde BEL 30.07.1897 Paris, France
40.781 1.541 Wille Hamilton USA 09.07.1898 Denver, USA
41.110 329 Lucien Petit-Breton FRA 24.08.1903 Paris, France
41.520 410 Marcel Bertet FRA 20.06.1907 Paris, France
42.360 602 Oscar Egg CH 22.08.1912 Paris, France
42.741 619 Marcel Bertet FRA 07.08.1913 Paris, France
43.525 784 Oscar Egg CH 21.08.1913 Paris, France
43.775 250 Marcel Bertet FRA 20.09.1913 Paris, France
44.247 472 Oscar Egg CH 18.06.1914 Paris, France
44.588 341 Jan Van Hout NTL 25.08.1933 Paris, France
44.777 189 Maurice Richard FRA 29.08.1933 Saint-Trond, Belgium
45.067 313 Giuseppe Olmo ITA 31.10.1935 Milan, Italy
45.325 235 Maurice Richard FRA 14.10.1936 Milan, Italy
45.535 160 Frans Slaats NTL 29.09.1937 Milan, Italy
45.817 282 Maurice Archambaud FRA 03.11.1937 Milan, Italy
45.848 31 Fausto Coppi ITA 07.11.1942 Milan, Italy
46.159 361 Jacques Anquetil FRA 26.09.1956 Milan, Italy
46.393 235 Ercole Baldini ITA 20.09.1956 Milan, Italy
46.923 529 Roger Riviere FRA 28.09.1957 Milan, Italy
47.346 424 Roger Riviere FRA 23.09.1958 Milan, Italy
48.093 746 Ferdinand Bracke BEL 30.10.1967 Rome, Italy
48.653 560 Ole Ritter DEN 10.10.1968 Mexico City, Mexico
49.431 779 Eddy Merckx BEL 25.10.1972 Mexico City, Mexico
50.808 1.377 Francesco Moser ITA 19.01.1984 Mexico City, Mexico
51.151 343 Francesco Moser ITA 23.01.1984 Mexico City, Mexico
51.596 445 Graeme Obree GBR 17.07.1993 Hamar, Norway
52.270 674 Chris Boardman GBR 23.07.1993 Bordeaux, France
52.713 443 Graeme Obree GBR 27.04.1994 Bordeaux, France
53.040 327 Miguel Indurain SPA 02.09.1994 Bordeaux, France
53.832 792 Toni Rominger CH 22.10.1994 Bordeaux, France
55.291 1.459 Toni Rominger CH 05.11.1994 Bordeaux, France
56.375 1.084 Chris Boardman GBR 06.09.1996 Manchester, Great Britain
GEAR AND REAR WHEEL CHART:
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result name nat gear rollout rear wheel
35.325 Henri Desgrange FRA
38.220 Jules Dubois FRA
39.240 Oscar Van den Eynde BEL
40.781 Wille Hamilton USA
41.110 Lucien Petit-Breton FRA
41.520 Marcel Bertet FRA
42.360 Oscar Egg CH
42.741 Marcel Bertet FRA
43.525 Oscar Egg CH
43.775 Marcel Bertet FRA
44.247 Oscar Egg CH 24 x 7 7.32 m
44.588 Jan Van Hout NTL
44.777 Maurice Richard FRA 24 x 7 7.32 m
45.067 Giuseppe Olmo ITA 24 x 7 7.32 m
45.325 Maurice Richard FRA
45.535 Frans Slaats NTL
45.817 Maurice Archambaud FRA 24 x 7 7.32 m 26.756"
45.848 Fausto Coppi ITA 52 x 15 7.40 m
46.159 Jacques Anquetil FRA 52 x 15 7.40 m
46.393 Ercole Baldini ITA 52 x 15 7.40 m
46.923 Roger Riviere FRA 52 x 15 7.40 m
47.346 Roger Riviere FRA 53 x 15 7.54 m
48.093 Ferdinand Bracke BEL 54 x 14 7.69 m
48.653 Ole Ritter DEN 54 x 14 7.69 m
49.431 Eddy Merckx BEL 52 x 14 7.93 m 26.756"
50.808 Francesco Moser ITA 56 x 15 8.17 m 27.425"
51.151 Francesco Moser ITA 57 x 15 8.27 m 27.273"
51.596 Graeme Obree GBR 52 x 12 9.25 m 26.751"
52.270 Chris Boardman GBR 53 x 13 8.70 m 26.743"
52.713 Graeme Obree GBR 52 x 12 9.25 m 26.751"
53.040 Miguel Indurain SPA 59 x 14 8.76 m 26.049"
53.832 Toni Rominger CH 59 x 14 8.85 m 26.317"
55.291 Toni Rominger CH 60 x 14 9.02 m 26.375"
56.375 Chris Boardman GBR 56 x 13 8.95 m 26.037"
PLACE AND VELODROME CHART:
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result city, country velodrome l ? alt surface
35.325 Paris, France Buffalo sea level
38.220 Paris, France sea level
39.240 Paris, France sea level
40.781 Denver, USA
41.110 Paris, France Buffalo sea level
41.520 Paris, France sea level
42.360 Paris, France sea level
42.741 Paris, France sea level
43.525 Paris, France sea level
43.775 Paris, France sea level
44.247 Paris, France sea level
44.588 Paris, France sea level
44.777 Saint-Trond, Belgium
45.067 Milan, Italy Vigorelli
45.325 Milan, Italy Vigorelli
45.535 Milan, Italy Vigorelli
45.817 Milan, Italy Vigorelli
45.848 Milan, Italy Vigorelli
46.159 Milan, Italy Vigorelli
46.393 Milan, Italy Vigorelli
46.923 Milan, Italy Vigorelli
47.346 Milan, Italy Vigorelli
48.093 Rome, Italy sea level
48.653 Mexico City, Mexico 333 outdoor 2300
49.431 Mexico City, Mexico 333 outdoor 2300
50.808 Mexico City, Mexico 333 outdoor 2300
51.151 Mexico City, Mexico 333 outdoor 2300
51.596 Hamar, Norway 250 indoor sea level wood
52.270 Bordeaux, France Lac 250 indoor sea level wood
52.713 Bordeaux, France Lac 250 indoor sea level wood
53.040 Bordeaux, France Lac 250 indoor sea level wood
53.832 Bordeaux, France Lac 250 indoor sea level wood
55.291 Bordeaux, France Lac 250 indoor sea level wood
56.375 Manchester, Great Britain 250 indoor sea level wood
Men's Track Cycling Records
In an order of result, average speed, holder's name, holder's nationality, date
and place.
1 km
1.02,091 57.979 Maic Malchow DDR 28.08.1986 Colorado Springs, USA
1.01,945 58.116 Josep Escudero SPA ??.09.1995 ?
1.00,613 59.393 Shane Kelly AUS 26.09.1995 Bogota, Columbia
4 km
4.24,496 54.443 Chris Boardman GBR 28.07.1992 Barcelona, Spain
4.20,894 55.195 Graeme Obree GBR 19.08.1993 Hamar, Norway
4.19,699 55.449 Andrea Collinelli ITA 24.07.1996 Atlanta, USA
4.19,153 55.566 Andrea Collinelli ITA 24.07.1996 Atlanta, USA
4.13,353 56.838 Chris Boardman GBR 28.08.1996 Manchester, Great Britain
4.11,114 57.344 Chris Boardman GBR 29.08.1996 Manchester, Great Britain
4 km Team
4.03,840 59.055 Australia AUS 20.08.1993 Hamar, Norway
4.00,958 59.761 Italy ITA 31.08.1996 Manchester, Great Britain
Capelli, Citton, Collinelli, Trentini
5 km
5.50,680 51.329 Hans Henrik DEN 31.10.1979 Mexico City, Mexico
5.38,083 53.241 Chris Boardman GBR 22.08.1992 Leicester, Great Britain
5.30,255 54.503 Toni Rominger CH 05.11.1994 Bordeaux, France
5.27 Chris Boardman GBR 06.09.1996 Manchester, Great Britain
10 km
12.21 Ole Ritter DEN 10.10.1968 Mexico City, Mexico
11.50 Eddy Merckx BEL 25.10.1972 Mexico City, Mexico
11.39,720 51.449 Francesco Moser ITA 19.01.1984 Mexico City, Mexico
11.30,844 52.110 Chris Boardman GBR 23.07.1993 Bordeaux, France
11.18,130 53.087 Graeme Obree GBR 27.04.1994 Bordeaux, France
11.10,471 53.694 Toni Rominger CH 22.10.1994 Bordeaux, France
10.53,455 55.092 Toni Rominger CH 05.11.1994 Bordeaux, France
10.47,1 Chris Boardman GBR 06.09.1996 Manchester, Great Britain
20 km
24.42 Ole Ritter DEN 10.10.1968 Mexico City, Mexico
24.06 Eddy Merckx BEL 25.10.1972 Mexico City, Mexico
23.21,592 51.370 Francesco Moser ITA 23.01.1984 Mexico City, Mexico
22.56,485 52.397 Chris Boardman GBR 23.07.1993 Bordeaux, France
22.39,030 52.979 Graeme Obree GBR 27.04.1994 Bordeaux, France
22.38,510 52.999 Miguel Indurain SPA 02.09.1994 Bordeaux, France
22.15,656 53.906 Toni Rominger CH 22.10.1994 Bordeaux, France
21.42,851 55.263 Toni Rominger CH 05.11.1994 Bordeaux, France
21.23,9 Chris Boardman GBR 06.09.1996 Manchester, Great Britain
200 m (Flying start)
10.099 71.294 Vladimir Adamachvili SOV 06.08.1990 Moscow, Soviet Union
9.865 72.985 Curt Harnett CAN 28.09.1995 Bogota, Columbia
500 m (Flying start)
26.649 67.545 Alex Kirichenko SOV 29.10.1988 Moscow, Soviet Union
100 km
2.14.02,510 44.762 Ole Ritter DEN 19.09.1971 Mexico City, Mexico
2.09.11,312 46.444 Kent Bostick USA 13.10.1989 Colorado Springs, USA