List of world records in track cycling

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]

Men

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Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Not ratified or later rescinded by UCI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)	9.088	Harrie Lavreysen	Netherlands	7 August 2024	Olympic Games	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France	[2]
	9.041	Matthew Richardson	Great Britain	16 March 2025	Nations Cup	Konya, Turkey	[3]
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	[4]
1 km time trial (progression)	55.433	Jeffrey Hoogland	Netherlands	31 October 2023		Aguascalientes, Mexico	[5]
4000 m individual pursuit (progression)	3:59.153	Jonathan Milan	Italy	18 October 2024	World Championships	Ballerup, Denmark	[6]
4000 m team pursuit (progression)	3:40.730	Oliver Bleddyn Sam Welsford Conor Leahy Kelland O'Brien	Australia	6 August 2024	Olympic Games	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France	[7]
Hour record (progression)	56.792 km	Filippo Ganna	Italy	8 October 2022		Grenchen, Switzerland	[8]

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	[2]
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	54.446	Ed Clancy George Atkins	Great Britain	1 February 2014	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	[4]
4000 m individual pursuit (sea level)	3:59.153	Jonathan Milan	Italy	18 October 2024	World Championships	Ballerup, Denmark	[6]
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

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Flying 200m time trial (progression)	9.976	Yuan Liying	China	15 March 2025	Nations Cup	Konya, Turkey	[17]
Flying 500m time trial (progression)	27.063	Emma Hinze	Germany	17 August 2024		Berlin, Germany	[18]
1 km time trial	1:04.497	Hetty van de Wouw	Netherlands	15 February 2025	European Championships	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	[19]
Team sprint (750 m)[a] (progression)	45.186	Katy Marchant Emma Finucane Sophie Capewell	Great Britain	5 August 2024	Olympic Games	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France	[20]
Team sprint (500 m)[a][c] (progression)	31.804	Bao Shanju Zhong Tianshi	China	2 August 2021	Olympic Games	Izu, Japan	[22]
4000 m individual pursuit (progression)	4:23.642	Vittoria Bussi	Italy	16 May 2025		Aguascalientes, Mexico	[23]
4000m team pursuit (progression)	4:04.242	Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer Lisa Klein Mieke Kröger	Germany	3 August 2021	Olympic Games	Izu, Japan	[24]
Hour record (progression)	50.455 km	Vittoria Bussi	Italy	10 May 2025		Aguascalientes, Mexico	[25]

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[d] (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]

Notes

1. Recognised on 250m tracks only.^[1]
2. Left dormant when the unified hour record was established in 2014.^[15]
3. After the 2020 Olympic Games, the 2 rider format was replaced by a 3 rider format.^[21]
4. After the 2013 World Championships, the 3000m / 3 rider format was replaced by a 4000m / 4 rider format.^[31] A number of performances in the new format have posted faster intermediate times at the 3000 m mark, up to 3:05.356 min at the 2020 Olympic finals.^[32]

See also

• Cycling records