Hour record

The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present. It is considered one of the most prestigious records in cycling. Since it was first set, cyclists ranging from relatively unknown amateurs to well-known professionals have held the record. There is now one unified record for upright bicycles meeting the requirements of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Hour-record attempts for UCI bikes are made in a velodrome.

Early hour records (until 1972)

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James Moore who set the first recorded hour record of 23.3 km in 1873

The first universally accepted record was in 1876 when the American Frank Dodds rode Template:Cvt on a penny-farthing.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The first recorded distance<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> was set in 1873 by James Moore in Wolverhampton, riding an Ariel 49" high wheel (Template:Cvt) bicycle; however, the distance was recorded at exactly Template:Convert, leading to the theory that the distance was just approximated and not accurately measured.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The first officially recognised record was set by Henri Desgrange at the Buffalo Velodrome, Paris in 1893 following the formation of the International Cycling Association, the forerunner of the modern-day UCI. Throughout the run up to the First World War, the record was broken on five occasions by Swiss rider Oscar Egg and Frenchman Marcel Berthet, and due to the attempts being highly popular and guaranteeing rich attendances, it is said that each ensured he did not beat the record by too much of a margin, enabling further lucrative attempts by the other.Template:Refn

The hour was attempted sporadically over the following 70 years, with most early attempts taking place at the Buffalo Velodrome in Paris, before the Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan became popular in 1930s and 1940s sparking attempts from leading Italian riders and former Giro d'Italia winners such as Fausto Coppi and Ercole Baldini. Coppi's record set in 1942, during the Second World War, despite Milan being bombed nightly by Allied forces, was eventually broken in 1956 by Jacques Anquetil on his third attempt. In 1967, 11 years later, Anquetil again broke the hour record, with Template:Cvt, but the record was disallowed because he refused to take the newly introduced post-race doping test.<ref name=Cycling>Cycling 26 November 1987</ref> He had objected to what he saw as the indignity of having to urinate in a tent in front of a crowded velodrome and said he would take the test later at his hotel. The international judge ruled against the idea, and a scuffle ensued that involved Anquetil's manager, Raphaël Géminiani. In 1968, Ole Ritter broke the record in Mexico City, the first attempt at altitude since Willie Hamilton in 1898.Template:Citation needed

The women's hour record was first established in 1893 by Mlle de Saint-Sauveur at the Vélodrome Buffalo in Paris, setting a total distance of Template:Cvt. The record was improved several times over the next years, until Louise Roger reached Template:Cvt in 1897 also at Vélodrome Buffalo.<ref>Revolutionary Times – The Birth of the Women’s Hour Record Template:Webarchive – SB Nation's Podium Café, Feargal McKay, 11 September 2018</ref> In 1911 the longest standing men's or women's record (37 years) was set by the 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) tall Alfonsina Strada: Template:Cvt riding a 20 kg (44 lbs) machine.<ref name="Marconi">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> From 1947 to 1952, Élyane Bonneau and Jeannine Lemaire set several new hour records, the last of which was Template:Cvt by Lemaire in 1952.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The first women's hour record approved by the UCI was by Tamara Novikova in 1955. However Lemaire's 1952 non-UCI record was not bettered until Elsy Jacobs broke the 40 kmh barrier in 1958, the year Jacobs had won the inaugural women's road world championship. Jacobs' 1958 41.347 km UCI record would not be bettered until 1972.

Historical hour records

Men's historical hour records (1873–1972)
(UCI official records from 1893)

Date	Rider	Location	Distance (km)	Increase (m)
1873	James Moore Template:Flagicon	Molyneaux Grounds, Wolverhampton, England	23.331	-
25 March 1876	Frank Dodds Template:Flagicon	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Refn ||26.508||3,177
2 August 1882	Herbert Liddell Cortis Template:Flagicon	England	32.454	5,946
1887	Jules Dubois Template:Flagicon	London, England	34.217	1,763
11 May 1893	Henri Desgrange Template:Flagicon	Buffalo, Paris	35.325	1,108
31 October 1894	Jules Dubois Template:Flagicon	Buffalo, Paris	38.220	2,895
30 July 1897	Oscar Van den Eynden Template:Flagicon	Vincennes, Paris	39.240	1,020
3 July 1898	Willie Hamilton Template:Flagicon	Colorado Springs, USA	40.781	1,541
24 August 1905	Lucien Petit-Breton Template:Flagicon	Buffalo, Paris	41.110	329
20 June 1907	Marcel Berthet Template:Flagicon	Paris	41.520	410
22 August 1912	Oscar Egg Template:Flagicon	Paris	42.122 (Revised to 42.360)	602
22 July 1913	Richard Weise Template:Flagicon	Berlin, Germany	42.276	Template:Refn
7 August 1913	Marcel Berthet Template:Flagicon	Paris	42.741	619
21 August 1913	Oscar Egg Template:Flagicon	Paris	43.525	784
20 September 1913	Marcel Berthet Template:Flagicon	Paris	43.775	250
18 June 1914	Oscar Egg Template:Flagicon	Paris	44.247	471
7 July 1933	Francis Faure Template:Flagicon	Paris	45.055	808Template:Refn
25 August 1933	Jan van Hout Template:Flagicon	Roermond	44.588	388
28 September 1933	Maurice Richard Template:Flagicon	Sint-Truiden, Belgium	44.777	189
31 October 1935	Giuseppe Olmo Template:Flagicon	Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan	45.090	313
14 October 1936	Maurice Richard Template:Flagicon	Vigorelli, Milan	45.325	235
29 September 1937	Frans Slaats Template:Flagicon	Vigorelli, Milan	45.485	160
3 November 1937	Maurice Archambaud Template:Flagicon	Vigorelli, Milan	45.767	282
7 November 1942	Fausto Coppi Template:Flagicon	Vigorelli, Milan	45.798	31
29 June 1956	Jacques Anquetil Template:Flagicon	Vigorelli, Milan	46.159	369
19 September 1956	Ercole Baldini Template:Flagicon	Vigorelli, Milan	46.394	235
18 September 1957	Roger Rivière Template:Flagicon	Vigorelli, Milan	46.923	529
23 September 1959	Roger Rivière Template:Flagicon	Vigorelli, Milan	47.347	424
27 September 1967	Jacques Anquetil Template:Flagicon	Vigorelli, Milan	47.493	Template:Refn
30 October 1967	Ferdi Bracke Template:Flagicon	Olympic Velodrome, Rome	48.093	746
10 October 1968	Ole Ritter Template:Flagicon	Mexico City	48.653	560
25 October 1972	Eddy Merckx Template:Flagicon	Mexico City	49.431	778

Women's historical hour records (1893–1972)
(UCI official records from 1955)

Date	Rider	Location	Distance (km)	Increase (m)
July 1893	Mlle de Saint-Saveur Template:Flagicon	Vélodrome Buffalo, Paris, France	26.012	-
August 1893	Renée Debatz Template:Flagicon	Vélodrome Buffalo, Paris, France	28.019	2007
October 1893	Hélène Dutrieu Template:Flagicon	Vélodrome Lillois, Lille, France	28.78	761
October 1897	Louise Roger Template:Flagicon	Vélodrome Buffalo, Paris, France	34.684	5,904
1911	Alfonsina Strada Template:Flagicon	Moncalieri, Turin, Italy	37.192	2,508
October 1947	Élyane Bonneau Template:Flagicon	France	37.56	368
November 1948	Jeannine Lemaire<ref>Meilleure Performance Sur Piste FSGT, https://www.cnav-club.fr/uploads/69/Record%20de%20l'heure%20%20FSGT%20Mars%202020.pdf Template:Webarchive</ref> Template:Flagicon	France	37.72	160
July 1949	Jeannine Lemaire Template:Flagicon	France	38.283	563
1952	Jeannine Lemaire Template:Flagicon	France	39.735	1,452
7 July 1955	Tamara Novikova Template:Flagicon	Irkoutsk, Russia	38.473	-1,262 (due to previous non-UCI records)
18 September 1957	Renee Vissac Template:Flagicon	Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy	38.569	96 (still less than non-UCI record)
25 September 1958	Millie Robinson Template:Flagicon	Vigorelli Velodrome, Milan, Italy	39.719	1,150 (still less than non-UCI record)
9 November 1958	Elsy Jacobs Template:Flagicon	Vigorelli Velodrome, Milan, Italy	41.347	1,628 (1,612 increase on the non-UCI 1952 record)

UCI hour record (1972–2014)

1972–1984: Merckx, Moser and new technology

File:EddyMerckxHourRecordBike.jpg

Eddy Merckx's 1972 hour record steel-framed bike

In 1972, Eddy Merckx set a new hour record at Template:Convert in Mexico City at an altitude of Template:Convert where he proclaimed it to have been "the hardest ride I have ever done".<ref name=Grdn>Template:Cite news</ref>

The record would stand for 12 years until in January 1984, Francesco Moser set a new record at Template:Convert. This was the first noted use of disc wheels, which provided an aerodynamic gain as well as Moser wearing a skin suit. Moser's record would eventually be moved in 1997 to "best human effort".<ref name=Grdn />

1990s: non-traditional riding positions

In 1993 and 1994, Graeme Obree, who built his own bikes, posted two records with his hands tucked under his chest. In 1994, Moser set the veteran's record at Template:Convert<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in Mexico City. Moser beat his 1984 record, using bullhorn handlebars, steel airfoil tubing, disk wheels and skinsuit. It was also faster than Obree's first record in 1993. Following the outlawing of the "praying mantis" style by the UCI in May 1994, Spaniard Miguel Induráin and Swiss Tony Rominger broke the record using a more traditional tri-bar setup with Rominger setting a distance of 55.291 km.

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The Lotus 108 bicycle, a forerunner to the Lotus 110 Chris Boardman used to set a new hour record of Template:Convert in 1996.

Chris Boardman took up the challenge using a modified version of the Lotus 110 bicycle, a successor to the earlier Lotus 108 bicycle he'd ridden to victory at the 1992 Olympic Games. South African company Aerodyne Technology built the frame. Boardman set the UCI Absolute record of Template:Convert in 1996, using another position pioneered by Obree, his arms out in front in a "Superman" position. This too was considered controversial by the UCI, and while the record was allowed to stand, the position was banned making Boardman's record set in 1996, it was thought, effectively unbeatable using traditional bike position. The record stood as a best human effort until October 2022, when Filippo Ganna unified the records, beating Boardman's best human effort record (and Daniel Bigham's official UCI Hour record) on a traditionally shaped, though uniquely manufactured, bicycle.<ref name=Grdn />

1997 UCI rule change

With the increasing gap between modern bicycles and what was available at the time of Merckx's record, the UCI established two records in 1997:

• UCI Hour Record: which restricted competitors to roughly the same equipment as Merckx, banning time trial helmets, disc or tri-spoke wheels, aerodynamic bars and monocoque frames.
• Best Human Effort: also known as the UCI "Absolute" Record<ref name=Grdn /> in which modern equipment was permitted.

As a result of the 1997 rule change, all records since 1972, including Boardman's Template:Convert in 1996, were moved to Best Human Effort and the distance of Eddy Merckx set in 1972 once more became the official UCI benchmark. In 2000, Boardman attempted the UCI record on a traditional bike, and rode Template:Convert, topping Merckx by Template:Convert, an improvement of 0.02%.

In 2005, Ondřej Sosenka improved Boardman's performance at Template:Convert using a 54×13 gear. However, Sosenka failed a doping control in 2001 and then again in 2008, the latter resulting in a career-ending suspension which puts in doubt the validity of his record. All women's records from 1986 to 1996 were recategorized to Best Human Effort.

Hour record holders (men's)

UCI hour record (1972–2014)<ref name="Chronic of the Hour Record" /><ref name="cult" />

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Equipment
25 October 1972	Template:Flagicon Eddy Merckx	27	Agustín Melgar (333 meters outdoor concrete high-altitude), Mexico City, Mexico	49.431	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
27 October 2000	Template:Flagicon Chris Boardman	32	Manchester Velodrome (250 meters indoor wood sea-level), Manchester, UK	49.441	Drop handlebar, carbon fibre tubing frame, wire spokes.
19 July 2005	Template:Flagicon Ondřej Sosenka	29	Krylatskoye (333 meters indoor wood sea-level), Moscow, Russia	49.700	Drop handlebar, carbon fibre tubing frame, wire spokes.

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Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Equipment
19 January 1984	Template:Flagicon Francesco Moser	32	Agustín Melgar (333 meters outdoor concrete high-altitude), Mexico City, Mexico	50.808	Bullhorn handlebar, oval steel tubing frame, disc wheels.
23 January 1984	Template:Flagicon Francesco Moser	32	Agustín Melgar (333 meters outdoor concrete high-altitude), Mexico City, Mexico	51.151	Bullhorn handlebar, oval steel tubing frame, disc wheels.
17 July 1993	Template:Flagicon Graeme Obree	27	Vikingskipet (250 meters indoor wood sea-level), Hamar, Norway	51.596	Graeme Obree-style "praying mantis" handlebar, round steel tubing frame, carbon tri-spoke wheels.
23 July 1993	Template:Flagicon Chris Boardman	24	Velodrome du Lac (250 meters indoor wood sea-level), Bordeaux, France	52.270	Triathlon handlebar, carbon airfoil tubing frame, carbon 4-spoke wheels.
27 April 1994	Template:Flagicon Graeme Obree	28	Velodrome du Lac (250 meters indoor wood sea-level), Bordeaux, France	52.713	Graeme Obree-style "praying mantis" handlebar, round steel tubing frame, Specialized carbon tri-spoke wheels.
2 September 1994	Template:Flagicon Miguel Induráin	30	Velodrome du Lac (250 meters indoor wood sea-level), Bordeaux, France	53.040	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
22 October 1994	Template:Flagicon Tony Rominger	33	Velodrome du Lac (250 meters indoor wood sea-level), Bordeaux, France	53.832	Triathlon handlebar, Colnago frame with Columbus Oval CX steel tubing, disc wheels.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
5 November 1994	Template:Flagicon Tony Rominger	33	Velodrome du Lac (250 meters indoor wood sea-level), Bordeaux, France	55.291	Triathlon handlebar, oval steel tubing frame, disc wheels.
6 September 1996	Template:Flagicon Chris Boardman	28	Manchester Velodrome (250 meters indoor wood sea-level), Manchester, UK	56.375	Graeme Obree "superman-style" handlebar, carbon monocoque aero frame, 5-spoke front and rear disc wheel.

Hour record holders (women's)

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Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Equipment
25 November 1972	Template:Flagicon Maria Cressari	28	Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome, Mexico City, Mexico	41.471	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
16 September 1978	Template:Flagicon Keetie van Oosten	29	Munich, Germany	43.082	RIH superlight steel frame, drop handlebars, wire spokes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
18 October 2000	Template:Flagicon Anna Wilson-Millward	26	Vodafone Arena, Melbourne, Australia	43.501	Perkins, Columbus steel tubing, box section rims, wire spokes
5 November 2000	Template:Flagicon Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli	42	Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome, Mexico City, Mexico	44.767	Drop handlebar, steel tubing frame, wire spokes.
7 December 2000	Template:Flagicon Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli	42	Agustín Melgar, Mexico City, Mexico	45.094	Drop handlebar, steel tubing frame, wire spokes.
1 October 2003	Template:Flagicon Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel	33	Agustín Melgar, Mexico City, Mexico	46.065	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

UCI best human effort (1986–2014)<ref name="UCI Women"/>

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Equipment
20 September 1986	Template:Flagicon Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli	27	OTC Velodrome, Colorado, United States of America	44.770
23 September 1987	Template:Flagicon Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli	28	OTC Velodrome, Colorado, United States of America	44.933
1 October 1989	Template:Flagicon Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli	30	Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome, Mexico City, Mexico	46.352
29 April 1995	Template:Flagicon Catherine Marsal	24	Bordeaux, France	47.112	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
17 June 1995	Template:Flagicon Yvonne McGregor	34	Manchester Velodrome Manchester, England	47.411	Terry Dolan bicycle. Cinelli tri-bar, Corima disc wheels
26 October 1996	Template:Flagicon Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli	38	Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome, Mexico City, Mexico	48.159

UCI unified hour record (2014–present)

Unified rule change (2014)

File:Jens Voigt - Hour Record - bike.jpg

The bike used by Jens Voigt in the first attempt under the unified regulations in 2014

File:UCI Track World Championships 2020 123.jpg

Current hour record holder Filippo Ganna, pictured here at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

In 2014, the UCI unified the two classifications into a single classification in line with regulations for current track pursuit bikes. Records previously removed for Chris Boardman and Graeme Obree were returned, however the benchmark record would remain at Template:Convert set in 2005 by Ondrej Sosenka, even though that was not the farthest distance.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Under the new regulations riders may use any bike allowed by the UCI standards for endurance track events in place at the time of the attempt.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Riders are required to be part of the athlete biological passport program.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, of the men to attempt the record since the rule change, only five were on a UCI World Tour team at the time: Jens Voigt of Trek Factory Racing,<ref name="cn hour record">Template:Cite news</ref> Rohan Dennis of the BMC Racing Team, Alex Dowsett of the Template:UCI team code, Victor Campenaerts of Lotto Soudal, Filippo Ganna of Ineos Grenadiers. Matthias Brändle was with IAM Cycling, then a UCI Professional Continental team. Jack Bobridge was on Team Budget Forklifts, an Australian UCI Continental team. Thomas Dekker had been released from World Tour team Garmin–Sharp several months before. Gustav Larsson was riding for the Professional Continental team Cult Energy Pro Cycling, whilst Bradley Wiggins had left the World Tour's Template:UCI team code shortly before his attempt, which was made in the colours of his own UCI Continental team Template:UCI team code.

As of October 2022, 26 attempts have been made for the men's record, eight successfully, while nine attempts have been made on the women's record, six of them successfully.

Unified hour record attempts (men's)

Following the change in the rules, German Jens Voigt became the first rider to attempt the hour, on 18 September 2014 at the Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen, Switzerland.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He set a new record of Template:Convert, beating the previous record set by Sosenka by Template:Convert.<ref name="Grdn" /> On 30 October 2014, Matthias Brändle set a new record of Template:Convert at the World Cycling Center in Aigle, Switzerland.

Further attempts by Australians Jack Bobridge and Rohan Dennis, and the Dutchman Thomas Dekker came within a few weeks, between 31 January and 25 February 2015. Dennis was the only one of the three to set a new record, and in doing so was the first rider to cover more than Template:Convert. Dekker's attempt at the Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome was the first attempt to take place at appreciable altitude. Aguascalientes is at Template:Convert above sea level, while Melbourne is at only Template:Convert, and, although in Switzerland, Grenchen and Aigle are at Template:Convert and Template:Convert respectively, and not in the mountains. High altitude is thought to result in faster times, providing the rider takes the time to acclimatise to the conditions.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This is because the air density decreases with an increase in altitude, which reduces the aerodynamic drag.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Having postponed an earlier scheduled attempt due to a broken collarbone incurred in a crash while training, British cyclist Alex Dowsett exceeded Dennis's mark, with a new record of Template:Convert, at Manchester Velodrome on 2 May 2015.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 7 June 2015, Sir Bradley Wiggins broke Dowsett's record, by completing a distance of Template:Convert at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 16 April 2019, Victor Campenaerts was the first to exceed 55 km/h by completing a distance of Template:Convert at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes.<ref name="cyclingweekly.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The UCI rules require an athlete to participate in its anti-doping system, including having a biological passport. When Daniel Bigham rode Template:Convert to break Wiggins's British national record on 1 October 2021<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> he was ineligible to attempt the UCI record as he was not part of the anti-doping system, estimating it would cost him £8,000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Men's UCI hour record attempts and record holders (since the rule revision in 2014)<ref name="Chronic of the Hour Record" /><ref name="cult" />

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
18 September 2014	Template:Flagicon Jens Voigt	43	Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen, Switzerland (altitude 450m)	51.110 (New record)	Template:Flagicon Trek Bicycle Corporation<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Triathlon handlebar, Trek carbon fibre tubing frame, disc wheels,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> chain on a 55/14 gear ratio.<ref name=gear1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>|| File:Sport records icon WR.svg First attempt under the new rule-set and oldest record holder at 43 years old and one day. File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new German national record.
30 October 2014	Template:Flagicon Matthias Brändle	24	World Cycling Centre Aigle, Switzerland (altitude 380m)	51.852 (New record)	Template:Flagicon IAM Cycling<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Triathlon handlebar, SCOTT carbon fibre tubing frame, disc wheels, chain on a 55/13 gear ratio.<ref name=gear1 /> || File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new Austrian national record.
31 January 2015	Template:Flagicon Jack Bobridge	24	Darebin International Sports Centre, Melbourne, Australia	51.300 (Failure)	Template:Flagicon Cycling Australia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Triathlon handlebar, Cervelo carbon fibre tubing frame, disc wheels. || Failed to set new hour record. File:Sport records icon NR.svg Beat Brad McGee's previous Australian national record of 50.300 km set in 2000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
8 February 2015	Template:Flagicon Rohan Dennis	24	Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen, Switzerland (altitude 450m)	52.491 (New record)	Template:Flagicon BMC Racing Team	Triathlon handlebar, BMC carbon fibre tubing frame, disc wheels, chain on a 56/14 gear ratio.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon NR.svg Beat Jack Bobridge's previous Australian national record of 51.300 km set in January 2015.
25 February 2015	Template:Flagicon Thomas Dekker	30	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	52.221 (Failure)	Template:Flagicon Koga<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Koga TeeTeeTrack with Mavic Comete Track wheels, Koga components, Rotor cranks with a KMC (3/32") chain on a 58/14 gear ratio.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || First attempt at altitude (2000 m). Failed to set new hour record. File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new Dutch national record.
14 March 2015	Template:Flagicon Gustav Larsson	34	Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, United Kingdom	50.016 (Failure)	Template:Flagicon Revolution Series Template:Flagicon Cult Energy Pro Cycling<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Ridley carbon track bike with front and rear disc wheels, triathlon handlebars. ||Failed to set new hour record. File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new Swedish national record, beating previous record of 45.335 km.<ref>Template:Cite AV mediaTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
2 May 2015	Template:Flagicon Alex Dowsett	26	Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, United Kingdom<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 52.937 (New record)|| Template:Flagicon Template:UCI team code || Canyon Speedmax WHR carbon track bike, with Campagnolo Pista disc wheels, Pista crankset with 54 or 55 or 56t chainring.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new British national record, beating Chris Boardman's record of 49.441 km set in 2000.
7 June 2015	Template:Flagicon Bradley Wiggins	35	Lee Valley VeloPark, London, United Kingdom<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> ||54.526 (New record) || Template:Flagicon Team Wiggins || Pinarello Bolide HR, SRAM Crankset,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> modified front fork, custom printed handlebars,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> 58/14 gear ratio.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> || File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new British national record, beating Alex Dowsett's record. Set CURRENT sea-level world best.
21 March 2016	Template:Flagicon Micah Gross		Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen, Switzerland	48.255 (Failure)	Template:Flagicon RSC Aaretal Münsingen		File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set a new Swiss national record, beating the previous record of 48.199 km.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
16 September 2016	Template:Flagicon Tom Zirbel	37	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	53.037 (Failure)	Template:Flagicon Rally Cycling	Modified Diamondback Serios time trial bike, fitted with special HED disc wheels<ref name="zirbel">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> and a gearing of 53/13<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Failed to set new hour record. File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new American national record, beating Norman Alvis' record of 51.505 km set in 1997.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
28 January 2017	Template:Flagicon Martin Toft Madsen	31	Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup, Denmark<ref name=Madsen>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 52.114 (Failure) || Template:Flagicon BHS–Almeborg Bornholm || Argon 18 Electron Pro, Mavic Comete discs, SRM + Fibre-Lyte chain ring, and a gearing of 54/13 || Failed to set new hour record. Attempt voided for doping, after Madsen's consumption of a contaminated food supplement.
25 February 2017	Template:Flagicon Marc Dubois		Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen, Switzerland	48.337 (Failure)	Template:Flagicon Team Humard Vélo-Passion	RB1213 track bike with double DT Swiss disc wheels	File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set a new Swiss national record, beating the previous record of 48.255 km held by Micah Gross.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2 July 2017	Template:Flagicon Wojciech Ziolkowski	32	Arena Pruszków, Pruszków, Poland	49.470 (Failure)	Template:Flagicon Team JF Duet Prinzwear	BMC Trackmachine TR01, Mavic Comete disc wheels, Custom Prinzwear TT Suit	File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set a new Polish national record, beating the previous record of 47.618 km held by Andrzej Bartkiewicz.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
7 October 2017	Template:Flagicon Mikkel Bjerg	18	Odense Cykelbane, Odense, Denmark<ref name=Bjerg>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 52.311 (Failure) || Template:Flagicon Team Giant–Castelli || Giant trinity track bike, Mavic disc wheels || Failed to set new hour record. File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new Danish national record, beating Ole Ritter's record of 48.879 km set in 1974.
11 January 2018	Template:Flagicon Martin Toft Madsen	32	Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup, Denmark<ref name=Madsen2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 52.324 (Failure) || Template:Flagicon BHS–Almeborg Bornholm || Argon 18 Electron Pro, Mavic Comete discs, SRM + Fibre-Lyte chain ring, and a gearing of 54/13 || Failed to set new hour record. File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new Danish national record, beating Mikkel Bjerg's record of 52.311 km set in 2017.
26 July 2018	Template:Flagicon Martin Toft Madsen	33	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico<ref name=Madsen3>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 53.630 (Failure) || Template:Flagicon BHS–Almeborg Bornholm || Argon 18 Electron Pro, Mavic Comete discs, SRM + Fibre-Lyte chain ring, and a gearing of 54/13 || Failed to set new hour record. File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new Danish national record, beating his own previous record of 52.324 km set in January 2018.<ref name=Madsen4>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
22 August 2018	Template:Flagicon Dion Beukeboom	29	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 52.757 (Failure) || Template:Flagicon Vlasman Cycling Team || Customized Giant Trinity road frame, with a gearing of 58/14 || Failed to set new hour record. File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new Dutch national record.
4 October 2018	Template:Flagicon Mikkel Bjerg	19	Odense Cykelbane, Odense, Denmark<ref name=Bjerg18>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 53.730 (Failure) || Template:Flagicon Hagens Berman Axeon || Giant trinity track bike, Mavic disc wheels || Failed to set new hour record. File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new Danish national record, beating Martin Toft Madsen's record of 53.630 km set in July 2018.
16 April 2019	Template:Flagicon Victor Campenaerts	27	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico (altitude 1887m)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 55.089 (New record) || Template:Flagicon Lotto Soudal || Ridley Arena Hour Record bike, 330mm custom handlebars, custom handlebar extensions specifically moulded for Campenaerts's forearms, F-Surface Plus aero paint, Campagnolo drivetrain, full carbon disc Campagnolo Ghibli wheels, C-Bear bottom bracket bearings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || File:Sport records icon WR.svg Set new hour record File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new Belgian national record<ref name="cyclingweekly.com"/>
13 August 2019	Template:Flagicon Martin Toft Madsen	34	Odense Cykelbane, Odense, Denmark<ref name=Toft19>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 53.975 (Failure) || Template:Flagicon BHS–Almeborg Bornholm || || Failed to set new hour record. File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new Danish national record, beating Mikkel Bjerg's record of 53.730 km set in October 2018.
6 October 2019	Template:Flagicon Mathias Norsgaard	22	Odense Cykelbane, Odense, Denmark<ref name=Norsgaard19>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 52.061 (Failure) || Template:Flagicon Riwal-Readynez || || Failed to set new hour record.
18 September 2020	Template:Flagicon Claudio Imhof	30	Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen, Switzerland (altitude 450m)	52.116 (Failure)			File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new Swiss national record.
23 October 2020	Template:Flagicon Lionel Sanders	32	Milton, Canada<ref name=CBC>Template:Cite news</ref>	51.304 (Failure)	Template:Flagicon Canyon Bicycles		File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new Canadian national record, beating Ed Veal's record of 48.587 km set in September 2017
3 November 2021	Template:Flagicon Alex Dowsett	33	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico (altitude 1887m)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 54.555 (Failure)|| Template:Flagicon Factor Bikes || Factor Hanzo time trial bike (track version), Aerocoach Aten chainring with 61/13 gearing, Aerocoach Ascalon extensions, custom Vorteq skinsuit, HED Volo disc wheels, Izumi Super Toughness KAI chain<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Failed to set new hour record. Set new British national record.
19 August 2022	Template:Flagicon Daniel Bigham	30	Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen, Switzerland (altitude 450m)	55.548 (New record)	Template:Flagicon Template:UCI team code	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || File:Sport records icon WR.svg Set new hour record
8 October 2022	Template:Flagicon Filippo Ganna	26	Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen, Switzerland (altitude 450m)	56.792 (New record)	Template:Flagicon Template:UCI team code	Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D, 64t chain ring, 14t rear sprocket, Princeton Carbonworks wheelset, custom Bioracer Katana suit<ref name="cyclingnews.com"/>	File:Sport records icon WR.svg Set new hour record Beat Boardman's Best Human Effort

Unified hour record attempts (women's)

File:Evelyn Stevens Battenkill 2009.jpg

Former record holder, Evelyn Stevens (pictured in 2009)

The last women's hour record before the unified rule change was set on 1 October 2003 by Leontien van Moorsel, with a distance of Template:Convert.

In December 2014, it was announced that British Paralympian Sarah Storey would be the first woman to attempt the record following the unified rule change. She attempted the record on 28 February 2015 at Lee Valley Velo Park in London, setting new British, Para-Cycling and Masters Age 35–39 records but missing out on the Elite record with a distance of Template:Convert.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

American Molly Shaffer Van Houweling broke the women's UCI Hour Record, riding a distance of Template:Convert on 12 September 2015 in Aguascalientes, Mexico.<ref name="Molly SVH UCI July 2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Van Houweling had set three new US Hour Records in the year prior. The first was set on 15 December 2014, in Carson, California, with a distance of Template:Convert. The second was set on 25 February 2015, in Aguascalientes with a distance of Template:Convert. The third was set on 3 July 2015, also in Aguascalientes, with a distance of Template:Convert. This last mark was also the Pan-American and World Masters Age 40–44 record at the time, and exceeded the distance of the UCI hour record of van Moorsel. However, it did not qualify as the UCI Hour Record because Van Houweling had only been enrolled in the athlete biological passport program for three and a half months prior to setting this record. The UCI requires that riders be enrolled in this program for 5–10 months before they are eligible to set this mark.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> From 24 August 2015, Van Houweling was eligible to attempt the UCI Hour Record.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In October 2015, Australian rider Bridie O'Donnell announced her intention to aim for the hour record in January 2016. She broke the women's hour at the Adelaide Super-Drome on 22 January 2016, riding Template:Convert. She was aged 41 years. Her record was broken by American rider Evelyn Stevens in the next month - the new record was Template:Convert, more than a kilometre nearer to the Template:Convert barrier.

Italian rider Vittoria Bussi, after two unsuccessful attempts on 7 October 2017<ref name="Bussi 2017"/> and on 12 September 2018, broke Stevens' world record by 27 metres riding Template:Convert on 13 September 2018.<ref name="Bussi 2018"/>

British cyclist Joss Lowden set a new world record on 30 September 2021 with a distance of Template:Convert, beating the previous record by just under 400 metres,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and also surpassing Jeannie Longo's Best Human Effort distance. Lowden completed a total of 193 laps of the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland.<ref name="auto1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On October 13, 2023, Vittoria Bussi set the world record again, at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Mexico, with a 50.267km distance.<ref name="auto2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Women's UCI hour record attempts and record holders (since the rule revision in 2014)

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
28 February 2015	Template:Flagicon Sarah Storey	37	Lee Valley VeloPark, London, United Kingdom	45.502 (Failure)	Template:Nowrap	Ridley Arena Carbon track bike with triathlon bars, Pro rear disc wheel, front disk wheel, Shimano Dura-Ace groupset.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || File:Sport records icon NR.svg Beat Yvonne McGregor's previous British national record of 43.689 set in April 2002. New C5 Para-record, New Masters Age 35–39 record.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
12 September 2015	Template:Flagicon Molly Shaffer Van Houweling	42	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico (altitude 1887m)	46.273 (New record)	Metromint Cycling	Cervelo T4 track bike with double Mavic Comete discwheels, running 56/14 gear ratio.<ref name="Molly SVH UCI July 2015"/><ref name="Molly SVH Cycling tips Sep 2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon NR.svg Beat her own national record of 46.088 km set on 3 July 2015, also in Aguascalientes, Mexico. <ref name="Molly SVH UCI July 2015"/><ref name="Molly SVH Cycling tips Sep 2015"/>
22 January 2016	Template:Flagicon Bridie O'Donnell	41	Super-Drome, Adelaide, Australia	46.882 (New record)		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set a new World Record, new sea-level World Best and National Record, besting Anna Wilson's former Australian national record of 43.501 km (set on October 18, 2000).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
27 February 2016	Template:Flagicon Evelyn Stevens	32	OTC Velodrome, Colorado, United States of America (altitude 1840m)	47.980 (New record)	Template:Nowrap Template:Flagicon USA Cycling	Specialized Shiv modified for the track, SRAM groupset with 53t or 54t chainrings, Zipp 900 front wheel, Zipp Super 9 rear disc, Bioracer skinsuit.	File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon NR.svg Beat American national record. Outdoor 333.3 meter banked cement track.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
21 July 2017	Template:Flagicon Jaime Nielsen	32	Avantidrome, Cambridge, New Zealand	47.791 (Failure)			File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon NR.svg Failed to beat the absolute hour record. Set CURRENT sea-level world's best. New Zealand national record.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
7 October 2017	Template:Flagicon Vittoria Bussi	30	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	47.576 (Failure)		Giant Trinity track bike with Walker Brothers double-disc wheels	File:Sport records icon NR.svg Failed to beat the hour record. Beat Italian national record<ref name="Bussi 2017">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13 September 2018	Template:Flagicon Vittoria Bussi	31	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico (altitude 1887m)	48.007 (New record)		Endura skin suit, HVMN Ketone, and Liv Bike <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon NR.svg Failed to beat the hour record one day before, abandoning after 40 minutes. Beat the hour record by 27 metres the next day.<ref name="Bussi 2018">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
30 September 2021	Template:Flagicon Joscelin Lowden	33	Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen, Switzerland (altitude 450m)	48.405 (New record)	Template:Flagicon Template:UCI team code	LeCol x McLaren Skinsuit, Poc Tempor Helmet Argon18 Electron Pro track frame, WattShop Cratus chainrings (64x15 gear ratio) and WattShop Pentaxia Olympic/Anemoi handlebars/extensions, FFWD Disc-T SL wheels (front and rear w/ 23c Vittoria Pista tyres). Lowden may have used an 8.5mm pitch chain supplied by New Motion Labs.<ref name="auto1"/>	File:Sport records icon WR.svg Beat Vittoria Bussi's record by 398 metres, and Jeannie Longo's best human effort by 246 metres.
23 May 2022	Template:Flagicon Ellen van Dijk	35	Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen, Switzerland (altitude 450m)	49.254 (New record)		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || File:Sport records icon WR.svg Beat Joscelin Lowden's record by 849 metres.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13 October 2023	Template:Flagicon Vittoria Bussi	36	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico (altitude 1887m)	50.267 (New record)<ref name="auto2"/>			File:Sport records icon WR.svg Beat Ellen van Dijk's record by Template:Val metres.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10 May 2025	Template:Flagicon Vittoria Bussi	37	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico (altitude 1887m)	50.455 (New record)			File:Sport records icon WR.svg Beat her own record by 188 metres.

Statistics

• Mens hour records progression.svg

  The above chart depicts the progression of the men's hour record over time (click to enlarge). Blue markers indicate attempts made under the UCI hour record, orange markers indicate attempts made under the UCI best human effort rules, and green markers indicate attempts made under the unified rules.

• Womens hour records progression.svg

  The above chart depicts the progression of the women's hour record over time (click to enlarge). Blue markers indicate attempts made under the UCI hour record, orange markers indicate attempts made under the UCI best human effort rules, and green markers indicate attempts made under the unified rules.

Para-cycling records

The new regulations for the making of accepted hour record attempts were extended to para-cycling in 2016.<ref name="lynchc2">Colin Lynch makes para-cycling history Template:Webarchive, from Paralympic.org</ref> Although the first attempt on the hour record for women after the amendments to the regulations was made by Paralympian Sarah Storey, it was not a ratified attempt on the women's C5 hour record under the new conditions, which at that point still did not extend to paracycling – albeit that Storey's effort is recognized as a best C5 performance under the new rules, in addition to a British and masters world hour record in able-bodied cycling.

The first attempt on a para-cycling hour record after the new regulations were extended to para-cycling was by Irishman Colin Lynch in the C2 category, bettering the accepted best performance previously set by Laurent Thirionet in 1999 by 2 kilometres, and setting the first 'ratified' para-cycling world hour record. The mark of 43.133 km was achieved on 1 October at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, Great Britain.<ref name="lynchc2" />

Men's UCI para-cycling hour record

Unified regulations (since 2016)

C1 Men's UCI para-cycling hour record holders<ref name="uci.ch"/>

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
1 December 2018	Template:Flagicon Michael Teuber	50	Berlin, Germany	42.583 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

citation

CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
1 October 2016	Template:Flagicon Colin Lynch	45	Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, England	43.133 (New record)
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Ewoud Vromant	39	Tissot Velodrome, Grenchen, Switzerland	46.521(New record)

Women's UCI para-cycling hour record

Unified regulations (since 2016)

C5 Women's UCI para-cycling hour record holders<ref name="uci.ch"/>

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
28 February 2015	Template:Flagicon Sarah Storey	37	Manchester Velodrome Manchester, England	45.502 (New record)

Historical para-cycling hour record

Men's UCI para-cycling hour record – Best Hour Performance & Absolute Hour Record (1991–2016)

C5 Men's UCI para-cycling hour record holders<ref name="uci.ch"/>

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
11 September 1991	Template:Flagicon Francisco Trujillo		Bordeaux, France	44.661			Best Hour Performance
13 December 2014	Template:Flagicon Andrea Tarlao		Montichiari Velodrome, Montichiari, Italy	47.569			Absolute Hour Record

C3 & CP3 Men's UCI para-cycling hour record holders<ref name="uci.ch"/>

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
25 September 1995	Template:Flagicon Thomas Evans		Manchester Velodrome Manchester, England	40.070			Best Hour Performance
8 January 2005	Template:Flagicon Darren Kenny		Manchester Velodrome Manchester, England	41.817			Best Hour Performance
14 February 2009	Template:Flagicon Darren Kenny		Copenhagen, Denmark	40.516			Absolute Hour Record

C2 Men's UCI para-cycling hour record holders<ref name="uci.ch"/>

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
6 November 1999	Template:Flagicon Laurent Thirionet		Bordeaux, France	41.031			Best Hour Performance

C1 Men's UCI para-cycling hour record holders<ref name="uci.ch"/>

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
8 May 2005	Template:Flagicon Michael Teuber	37	Augsburg, Germany	39.326			Best Hour Performance

Tandem Men's UCI para-cycling hour record holders<ref name="uci.ch"/>

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
11 November 1994	Template:Flagicon Jan Mulder Template:Flagicon Richard Belmer		Moscow, Russia	48.696			Best Hour Performance
29 November 1997	Template:Flagicon Herve Dechamp Template:Flagicon Guy Rouchouzo		Bordeaux, France	49.625			Best Hour Performance

Women's UCI para-cycling hour record – Best Hour Performance & Absolute Hour Record (1991–2016)

C5 Women's UCI para-cycling hour record holders<ref name="uci.ch"/>

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
28 February 2015	Template:Flagicon Sarah Storey		Lee Valley VeloPark, England	45.502

Tandem Women's UCI para-cycling hour record holders<ref name="uci.ch"/>

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
19 September 2005	Template:Flagicon Lindy Hou Toireasa Gallagher		Dunc Gray Velodrome, Sydney, Australia	42.930			Absolute Hour Record

Masters records

Current records by age-group

Age group	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>!! Distance (KM) !! Female record <ref name="UCI Masters Women">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>!! Distance (KM)
30–34	Template:Flagathlete	50.686	Template:Flagathlete	41.564
35–39	Template:Flagathlete	51.599	Template:Flagathlete	42.425
40–44	Template:Flagathlete	51.228	Template:Flagathlete	47.061
45–49	Template:Flagathlete	51.623	Template:Flagathlete	47.080
50–54	Template:Flagathlete	51.013	Template:Flagathlete	44.427
55–59	Template:Flagathlete	49.701	Template:Flagathlete	45.213
60–64	Template:Flagathlete	47.430	Template:Flagathlete	42.194
65–69	Template:Flagathlete	44.662	Template:Flagathlete	40.416
70–74	Template:Flagathlete	43.216	Template:Flagathlete	38.191
75–79	Template:Flagathlete	38.903	Template:Flagathlete	36.352
80–84	Template:Flagathlete	39.836	Template:Flagathlete	27.447
85–89	Template:Flagathlete	34.602	No record set
90–94	Template:Flagathlete	34.498	No record set
95–99	Template:Flagathlete	20.151	No record set
100–104	Template:Flagathlete	26.925	No record set
105+	Template:Flagathlete	22.546	No record set

Men's UCI Masters best performances

Best Performances

Age 30–34

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
20 November 2004	Template:Flagicon Curtis Gunn		VELO Sports Center, Carson, United States of America	47.764 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
29 July 2017	Template:Flagicon Ryan Davies		Newport Velodrome, Newport, Wales	48.234 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
24 September 2017	Template:Flagicon David Hainish		Mattamy National Cycling Centre, Milton, Canada	45.325 (Failed)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
21 July 2019	Template:Flagicon Piotr Klin		Arena Pruszków, Pruszków, Poland	49.649(New record)
18 August 2021	Template:Flagicon Piotr Klin		Aguascalientes, Mexico	50.094 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Men" />
15 September 2023	Template:Flagicon Spencer Seggebruch		Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen, Switzerland (altitude 450m)	50.686 (New record)

Age 35–39

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
26 April 2009	Template:Flagicon Jayson Austin		Dunc Gray Velodrome, Sydney, Australia	48.315 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
6 October 2015	Template:Flagicon Filip Speybrouck	39	Manchester Velodrome Manchester, England	48.743 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch1"/>
21 December 2017	Template:Flagicon Rob Scarlett	38	Cambridge, New Zealand	48.922 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
22 August 2019	Template:Flagicon Gert Fouche	39	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	51.599 (New record)

Age 40–44

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
9 February 2013	Template:Flagicon Jayson Austin	43	Dunc Gray Velodrome, Sydney, Australia	48.411 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch1"/>
24 September 2017	Template:Flagicon Ed Veal		Mattamy National Cycling Centre, Milton, Canada	48.587 (New record)			<ref name="cyclingmagazine.ca"/>
27 January 2020	Template:Flagicon James Ogilvie	40	Melbourne Arena Melbourne, Victoria	51.228 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Men" />

Age 45–49

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
25 September 1999	Template:Flagicon Kent Bostick		Manchester Velodrome Manchester, England	49.361 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch1"/>
22 November 2016	Template:Flagicon Greg Swinand		OTC Velodrome, Colorado, United States of America	46.895 (Failed)		Planet X track bike	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
20 July 2017	Template:Flagicon Dan Bryant	47	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	47.458 (Failed)	Peet's Coffee Cycling Team		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
22 September 2018	Template:Flagicon Colby Pearce	47	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	50.245 (New record)
7 October 2020	Template:Flagathlete	46	Velodrom Novo Mesto, Novo Mesto, Slovenia	50.590 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Men" />

Age 50–54

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
				44.890 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10 December 2009	Template:Flagicon Keith Ketterer	53	Home Depot Center velodrome, Carson, United States of America	45.386 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
9 October 2012	Template:Flagicon Charles McCulloch		Manchester Velodrome Manchester, England	47.960 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
4 October 2015	Template:Flagicon John Madden	50	Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, France	45.799 (Failed)			<ref name="cyclingmasters.com"/>
6 November 2016	Template:Flagicon Pascal Montier	53	Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, France	48.892 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch1"/>
24 September 2017	Template:Flagicon Michael Nash		Mattamy National Cycling Centre, Milton, Canada	46.434 (Failed)			Failed to beat the previous records. Set a new Canadian national record.
6 October 2017	Template:Flagicon Norman Alvis	54	OTC Velodrome, Colorado, United States of America	49.392 (New record)		Argon 18 Electron Pro, Mavic Comet front and rear disc wheels, 53/13 gearing<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Set a new US Masters national hour record, beating the previous distance of 48.112 km (also held by Alvis).
17 November 2017	Template:Flagicon Greg Swinand		Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	48.469 (Failed)		Planet X track bike	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
29 September 2019	Template:Flagicon Norman Alvis	56	OTC Velodrome, Colorado, United States of America	49.383 (New record)
22 June 2022	Template:Flagathlete		Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	51.013 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Men"/>

Age 55–59

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
29 January 2012	Template:Flagicon Keith Ketterer	57	Home Depot Center velodrome, Carson, United States of America	45.019 (New record)			<ref name="bikeforums.net"/>
19 March 2016	Template:Flagicon Jim McMurray	55	Cambridge, New Zealand	47.733 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch1"/>
20 July 2017	Template:Flagicon Kevin Metcalfe	55	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	49.121 (New record)	Peet's Coffee Cycling Team		<ref name="guenergy.com"/>
18 August 2021	Template:Flagicon Norman Alvis		Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	49.387(New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Men"/>

Age 60–64

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
	Template:Flagicon Kenny Fuller	61		44.228 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
30 September 2015	Template:Flagicon Robert Gilmour	64	Newport Velodrome, Newport, Wales	44.349 (New record)	Hounslow & District Wheelers		49x14 gearing with a trispoke front and a rear disc, fitted with track tubulars<ref name="uci.ch1"/><ref name="wpengine.com"/>
31 January 2020	Template:Flagicon Andrej Žavbi	60	Arena Pruszków, Pruszków, Poland	45.732 (New record)	Alenka Žavbi Kunaver	S WORKS SHIV TT bike, VISION METRON track disk, BERK DILA seddle	Chainring 56, Track Cog 14
29 April 2021	Template:Flagicon Andrej Žavbi	61	Velodrom Novo Mesto, Novo Mesto, Slovenia	46.255 (New record)	Alenka Žavbi Kunaver	S WORKS SHIV TT bike, VISION METRON track disk, BERK DILA seddle	Chainring 57, Track Cog 14
8 May 2021	Template:Flagicon Jim McMurray	60	Cambridge, New Zealand	47.360 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Men"/>

Age 65–69

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
11 October 2012	Template:Flagicon Jim Brander	65	Manchester Velodrome Manchester, England	43.742 (New record)			<ref name="auto"/>
26 October 2016	Template:Flagicon Robert Gilmour	65	Newport Velodrome, Newport, Wales	44.271 (New record)	Hounslow & District Wheelers		<ref name="uci.ch1"/>
23 February 2020	Template:Flagicon Roger Cull	66	Dunc Gray Velodrome, Sydney, Australia	44.62 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }} not yet appearing on the UCI list.</ref>
24 August 2024	Template:Flagicon Ralph Schatzmair	65	Mattamy National Cycling Centre, Milton, Canada	44.662 (New Record)			[139]

Age 70–74

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
14 September 2014	Template:Flagicon Mike Cotgreave	70	Newport Velodrome, Newport, Wales	41.227 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch1"/>
15 July 2017	Template:Flagicon Scott Hennessy	70	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	43.216 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch3"/>

Age 75–79

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
				33.000 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
October 2012	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Marinoni	75	Montichiari Velodrome, Montichiari, Italy	35.728 (New record)			<ref name="pedalmag.com"/>
29 July 2014	Template:Flagicon Jim Turner	75	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	38.494 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch1"/>
28 March 2022	Template:Flagathlete		Amsterdam, Netherlands	38.903 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Men"/>

Age 80–84

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
2014	Template:Flagicon Sidney Schuman	84	Lee Valley VeloPark, London, United Kingdom	28.388 (New record)	London Cycling Campaign	Condor track bike	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
October 2015	Template:Flagicon Peter Grandiek		SIT Velodrome, Southland, New Zealand	29.187 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
29 October 2015	Template:Flagicon Walter Fowler	81	Newport Velodrome, Newport, Wales	35.772 (New record)	Stourbridge Cycling Club		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
25 June 2016	Template:Flagicon Paul Martinez	82	Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, France	38.657 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch1"/>
20 August 2017	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Marinoni		Mattamy National Cycling Centre, Milton, Canada	38.334 (Failed)		Marinoni bike, 53/14 gearing	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
24 September 2017	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Marinoni		Mattamy National Cycling Centre, Milton, Canada	39.004 (New record)		Marinoni bike, 53/14 gearing	<ref name="cyclingmagazine.ca"/>

Age 85–89

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
8 October 2016	Template:Flagicon Gilbert Douillard	87	Vélodrome du Lac, Bordeaux, France	34.095 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch3"/>
22 September 2019	Template:Flagicon Walter Fowler	85	Newport Velodrome, Newport, Wales	34.602 (New record)	Stourbridge Cycling Club		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Age 90–94

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
23 October 2017	Template:Flagicon René Gaillard	90	Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, France	29.278 (New record)	Cyclosport Club de Vesoul		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
6 August 2019	Template:Flagicon Carl Grove	91	OTC Velodrome, Colorado, United States of America	34.498 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Age 96–99

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
27 April 2019	Template:Flagicon Reg Rye	96	Cambridge, New Zealand	20.886 (New record)	Avantidrome Velodrome		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Age 100–104

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
1 February 2012	Template:Flagicon Robert Marchand	101	World Cycling Centre Aigle, Switzerland	24.250 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
31 October 2014	Template:Flagicon Robert Marchand	103	Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, France	26.925 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch1"/>

Age 105+

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
4 January 2017	Template:Flagicon Robert Marchand	105	Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, France	22.546 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch1"/>

Women's UCI Masters best performances

Best Performances <ref name="UCI Masters Women"/>

Age 30–34

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
6 April 2012	Template:Flagicon Roxana Islas Garcia	30	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	41.564 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Age 35–39

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
2000	Template:Flagicon Jacqui Lockwood		Manchester Velodrome Manchester, England	40.7556 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
14 March 2015	Template:Flagicon Adelia Reynek	38	Dunc Gray Velodrome, Sydney, Australia	41.386 (New record)	Midland Cycle Club		<ref name="facebook.com"/>
14 May 2016	Template:Flagicon Clarice Chung	35	Newport Velodrome, Newport, Wales	42.116 (New record)	SSLL Racing Team	Cervelo T4 track bike, Zipp disc wheels<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	<ref name="uci.ch2"/>
24 September 2017	Template:Flagicon Jane Emans		Mattamy National Cycling Centre, Milton, Canada	42.425 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Age 40–44

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
3 July 2015	Template:Flagicon Molly Shaffer Van Houweling	42	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	46.088 (New record)	Metromint Cycling	Cervelo T4 track bike with double Mavic Comete discwheels, running 56/14 gear ratio.	<ref name="Molly SVH UCI July 2015"/><ref name="Molly SVH Cycling tips Sep 2015"/>
14 July 2017	Template:Flagicon Molly Shaffer Van Houweling	44	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	47.061 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch2"/>

Age 45–49

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
10 September 2006	Template:Flagicon Lilian Pfluke		Manchester Velodrome Manchester, England	41.2397 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
24 September 2017	Template:Flagicon Jody Levine		Mattamy National Cycling Centre, Milton, Canada	38.156 (Failure)
24 September 2018	Template:Flagicon Molly Shaffer Van Houweling	46	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	46.897 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Women"/>
19 August 2019	Template:Flagicon Molly Shaffer Van Houweling	47	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	47.080 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Women"/>

Age 50–54

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
19 March 2011	Template:Flagicon Patrizia Spadaccini	51	Montichiari Velodrome, Montichiari, Italy	39.402 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch2"/>
26 March 2017	Template:Flagicon Anna Davis	52	Melbourne Arena Melbourne, Victoria	43.206 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch4"/>
24 September 2017	Template:Flagicon Bryn Currie		Mattamy National Cycling Centre, Milton, Canada	40.366 (Failed)			Failed to beat the previous record. Set a new national record.<ref name="cyclingmagazine.ca"/>
9 March 2018	Template:Flagicon Anna Davis	53	Melbourne Arena Melbourne, Victoria	44.427 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Women"/>

Age 55–59

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
31 October 2014	Template:Flagicon Clemence Ruth	55	VELO Sports Center, Carson, United States of America	40.946 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch2"/>
27 January 2020	Template:Flagicon Anna Davis	55	Melbourne Arena Melbourne, Victoria	43.963 (New record)
4 February 2022	Template:Flagicon Anna Davis	57	Melbourne Arena Melbourne, Victoria	45.213 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Women" />

Age 60–64

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
31 October 2014	Template:Flagicon Jan Palchikoff	63	VELO Sports Center, Carson, United States of America	41.116 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch2"/>
7 April 2019	Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Heller	62	Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico	42.194 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Women" />

Age 65–69

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
1 March 2010	Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Randall	65	Melbourne Arena Melbourne, Victoria	37.214 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch2"/>
28 September 2017	Template:Flagicon Jan Palchikoff	66	VELO Sports Center, Carson, United States of America	38.191 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch4"/>

Age 70–74

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
20 October 2018	Template:Flagathlete	72	Cambridge, New Zealand	36.581 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Women"/>
12 December 2021	Template:Flagicon Jan Palchikoff	71	Los Angeles, United States of America	40.416 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Women" />

Age 75–79

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
31 October 2014	Template:Flagicon Patricia Baker	75	VELO Sports Center, Carson, United States of America	27.894 (New record)			<ref name="uci.ch2"/>
10 February 2019	Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Randall	75	Melbourne Arena Melbourne, Victoria	36.352 (New record)			<ref name="UCI Masters Women"/>

Age 80–84

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
1 September 2019	Template:Flagicon Patricia Baker	80	VELO Sports Center, Carson, United States of America	27.447 (New record)			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Junior records

Although the UCI does not recognise hour record attempts at the Junior age-group, there have been multiple record attempts made.

Men's UCI hour record attempts and record holders (since the rule revision in 2014)<ref name="Chronic of the Hour Record" /><ref name="cult" />

Date	Rider	Age	Velodrome	Distance (km)	Supported by	Equipment	Notes
21 November 2016	Template:Flagicon Luke Mullis	17-18	Colorado Springs, USA	47.595 (New record)			File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new national record.<ref name="Walton junior">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
29 September 2021	Template:Flagicon Aston Freeth	17	Adelaide Super-Drôme, Adelaide, Australia	48.480 (New record)	Port Adelaide Cycling Club / South Australian Sports Institute		File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new national record.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
14 March 2022	Template:Flagicon Fred Meredith	17	Geraint Thomas National Velodrome, Newport, Wales	49.184 (New record)	Holohan Coaching Race Team		File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new national record.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
17 October 2022	Template:Flagicon Jonas Walton	18	Aguascalientes Velodrome, Mexico	50.792 (New record)			File:Sport records icon WR.svg File:Sport records icon NR.svg Set new national record.<ref name="Walton junior" />

Other bicycle hour records

There are alternative bicycle hour records that do not fit the UCI-sanctioned categories due to a strict definition of a "bicycle" in UCI.<ref name="nelson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Citation needed

Other Hour records

Distance km	Rider	Gender	Hour record type	Comments	Year
92.439	Template:Flagicon Francesco Russo	Men's	HPV	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> streamlined 2-wheeled recumbent, backwards ridden, mirror navigated.	2016
84.02	Template:Flagicon Barbara Buatois	Women's	HPV	4th fastest person at the time. Vehicle: Varna Tempest - low-racer, 2-wheeled FWD, SWB, canopy bubble	2009
83.013	Template:Flagicon Rubin Koch, Dominik Dusek	Men's	HPV multi-rider, HPV tandem, HPV tricycle.	Vehicle: Cieo Tandem tricycle – Independent drivetrain, captain supine elevated above stoker – laying on back headfirst	2013
81.63	Template:FlagiconKyle Lierich	Men's	HPV tricycle (single rider)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2019
66.042	Template:Flagicon Barbara Buatois	Women's	HPV tricycle	Vehicle: Varna 24 - Delta trike (two wheels in back), head bubble, FWD
60.61	Template:Flagicon Ron Elder	Men's	HPV upright position		1989
57.637	Template:Flagicon Matthias König	Men's	Recumbent bike – Unfaired	Vehicle: Modified M5 highracer recumbent, SRM crankset. Estimated 325 watts power output.	2016
51.31	Template:Flagicon Ron Skarin	Men's	Streamlined Enclosed Upright Bicycle	Titanium road racing bike with stretched fabric fairing by Chet Kyle. First "modern" HPV record.	1979
51.194	Template:Flagicon Zac Carr & Glenn Taylor	Men's	Tandem	UK National Tandem. Unconfirmed as World Tandem Record.	2003
50.492	Template:Flagicon James Coxon	Men's	Recumbent Tricycle – unfaired	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2022
46.946	Template:Flagicon Andy Baker & Matti Herz	Men's	Madison Hour Record	Outdoor track, Vehicles: Fixed gear with aerobars	2023
46.7	Template:Flagicon Daniel Bigham	Men's	Road Time Trial (TT) Bike	Outdoor track, recorded on Strava. Vehicle: Trek Speed Concept	2015
44.749	Template:Flagicon Jetze Plat	Men's	Arm Powered	Vehicle: Recumbent trike	2019
42.93	Template:Flagicon Lindy Hou & Toireasa Gallagher	Women's	Tandem open, Tandem paralympic	Visually-impaired stoker (Lindy Hou)	2005
38.154	Template:Flagicon Bor Ceh	Men's	Cargo Utility Bike	Vehicle: Omnium – aerobars, rear 700c disk, front 20 inch, unloaded, wood platform removed due to windy conditions	2018
37.417	Template:Flagicon Erik Skramstad	Men's	No hands riding. Mountain bike at altitude.	Vehicle: Aluminium mountain bike	2009
35.258	Template:Flagicon Eva Navratilova	Women's	Ice tricycle (unfaired, recumbent)	Vehicle: Rear wheel powered, front skate steering, rear outrigger skate	2015
35.245	Template:Flagicon Mike Mowett	Men's	Mountain bike (low altitude)	Outdoor, on hilly loop road. Vehicle: Mountain bike with knobby tires and aerobar, shirtless	2006
34.547	Template:Flagicon Chris Opie	Men's	Penny farthing	Unpaced. Also holds paced penny farthing record 35.743 km. (Penny farthing record rules allow pacing.)	2019
33.365	Template:Flagicon Simon Jan	Men's	Unicycle	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2021
30.95	Template:Flagicon Manuel Scheidegger	Men's	Wheelie (riding a bike on one wheel)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2020
23.412	Template:Flagicon Lizanne Wilmot	Women's	Penny Farthing	Unpaced on the Jerry Baker Velodrome in Redmond, Washington USA	2023
20.294	Template:Flagicon Alberto Bona	Men's	Penny Farthing, riding using one leg only	The left pedal was removed entirely from the penny farthing, ensuring that it could not be used. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2024
19.76	Template:Flagicon Jochen Glasbrenner	Men's	Riding using one leg only	Outdoor on road time trial bike	2020
19.3	Template:Flagicon Jonas De Brauwer	Men's	Wooden bike	Vehicle: Wooden bike built by himself and students, wood chain, 8 spokes, aerobar	2016
17.7	Template:Flagicon Nigel Barker	Men's	PediCab/Ricksaw	No passenger	2019
0.918	Template:Flagicon Maria Vittoria Sperotto	Women's	Slowest hour record	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2021
0.918	Template:Flagicon Davide Formolo	Men's	Slowest hour record	Requires gears, no fixed gear, no brakes, always moving forward. Tied with Maria Sperotto in Pursuit-style race.<ref name="slowest-hour-nov2021" />	2021

Timing of the record

At the conclusion of the hour, the rider is inevitably part-way round a lap. They complete that lap (meaning they actually cycle for more than an hour). The distance completed in the hour is determined by adding the fraction of that final lap, calculated from the ratio of the time remaining at the start of that lap to the time taken for that lap, to the preceding completed laps.

Times are required to be measured to a thousandth of a second. Distances are rounded down to a complete metre and records can be beaten only by at least one metre.<ref>UCI Cycling Regulations. Part 3 Track Races. Version on 01.01.25. https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7gh5x5an/6jGCKQEr7a5NTvzdo1mzzI/5837e48d94818fd35e0f31de19b146ce/3-PIS-01.01.2025_-_E_-_Regulations_update_2024__full__21022025.pdf</ref>

External links

• UCI hour records
• Bike Cult listing of Hour records including data on machines and athlete
• Hour records with pictures of Vehicles
• A recent timeline of the Hour Record from Cycling Weekly
• A history of the womens Hour Record from Cyclingtips