World record progression track cycling – Men's individual pursuit explained

This is an overview of the progression of the world track cycling record of the men's 4 km individual pursuit as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale.[1]

World record progression

Amateurs (1964–1992)

TimeCyclistLocationTrackDate
4:52.000Open air6 June 1964
4:49.730Open air21 October 1967
4:48.890Open air21 October 1967
4:45.940Open air21 October 1967
4:45.250Open air30 September 1972
4:59.400Indoor3 December 1972
4:53.520Indoor3 December 1972
4:53.180Indoor9 July 1976
4:49.639Indoor31 January 1978
4:47.219Indoor5 August 1978
4:43.890Indoor5 July 1979
4:40.230Open air31 October 1979
4:43.423Moscow (URS) Indoor23 May 1980
4:39.960Moscow (URS) Indoor22 July 1980
4:37.687Moscow (URS) Indoor26 July 1983
4:37.824Medellín (COL), Martin Cochise RodriguezOpen air14 September 1985
4:34.103Moscow (URS) Indoor6 February 1986
4:37.614Colorado Springs (USA) Open air16 August 1986
4:33.307Moscow (URS) Indoor13 September 1986
4:28.900Moscow (URS) Indoor20 September 1986
4:31.160Open air18 September 1987
4:27.357Open air27 July 1992
4:24.496Open air28 July 1992

Open (from 1993)

TimeCyclistLocationTrackDate
4:23.562Bordeaux (FRA) Indoor30 July 1993
4:23.283Hamar (NOR) Indoor18 August 1993
4:22.668Hamar (NOR) Indoor18 August 1993
4:20.894Hamar (NOR) Indoor19 August 1993
4:19.699Atlanta (USA) Open air24 July 1996
4:13.353Manchester (GBR) Indoor28 August 1996
4:11.114Manchester (GBR) Indoor29 August 1996
4:10.534Sydney (AUS) Indoor2 February 2011
4:07.251Aguascalientes (MEX) Indoor31 August 2018
4:06.407Cochabamba (BOL) Indoor6 September 2019
4:05.423Cochabamba (BOL) Indoor6 September 2019
4:04.252Minsk (BLR) Indoor3 November 2019
4:02.647Minsk (BLR) Indoor3 November 2019
4:01.934Berlin (GER) Indoor28 February 2020
3:59.930Aguascalientes (MEX) Indoor18 August 2021
3:59.636Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FRA) Indoor14 October 2022

World bests (sea level)

TimeDelta to WRCyclistLocationTrackDate
4:10.177+2.926 Grenchen (SUI) Indoor19 December 2018
4:09.584+2.333 Manchester (GBR) Indoor25 January 2019
4:07.456+0.205 Pruszków (POL) Indoor1 March 2019
4:04.252Minsk (BLR) Indoor3 November 2019
4:02.647Minsk (BLR) Indoor3 November 2019
4:01.934Berlin (GER) Indoor28 February 2020
4:00.693+0.763 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FRA)Indoor14 October 2022
3:59.636Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FRA)Indoor14 October 2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Union Cycliste Internationale – Men – World Record. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2016-11-10. 2018-08-31. PDF.