Vittoria Bussi

Vittoria Bussi (born 19 March 1987) is an Italian professional racing cyclist.^[3] She holds a DPhil in pure mathematics from the University of Oxford for a 2014 thesis entitled Derived symplectic structures in generalized Donaldson–Thomas theory and categorification.^[2][4]

Vittoria Bussi

Bussi after taking 3rd place at the 2014 Italian National Time Trial Championships
Personal information
Born	(1987-03-19) 19 March 1987 (age 38) Rome, Italy
Team information
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2014	S.C. Michela Fanini Rox[1]
2015	Servetto Footon[1]
Major wins
Other UCI Hour record: 50.455 km[2]

In September 2018, she set a new UCI Women's hour record, riding 48.007 kilometres (29.830 mi) at the Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico, beating the previous record set by Evelyn Stevens in 2016 by 27 metres.^[2] It was Bussi's third attempt at the record, having fallen short of Stevens' performance in Aguascalientes in October 2017 by 404 metres^[5] and having abandoned a second attempt after 40 minutes the day before her record-breaking ride.^[2]

Later, on October 13, 2023, Bussi set another UCI Women's hour record, at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Mexico, with a 50.267km distance.^[6] She broke the hour record again on 10 May 2025 with a distance of 50.455km, also on the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico.^[7]

Major results

2020

3rd Mixed team relay, UEC European Road Championships