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)
| Time |
Cyclist |
Location |
Track |
Date
|
| 4:52.000 |
 Luigi Roncaglia (ITA) |
Milan (ITA), Vigorelli |
Open air |
6 June 1964
|
| 4:49.730 |
 Radamés Treviño (MEX) |
Mexico City (MEX), Centre Sp. |
Open air |
21 October 1967
|
| 4:48.890 |
Cipriano Chemello (ITA) |
Mexico City (MEX), Centre Sp. |
Open air |
21 October 1967
|
| 4:45.940 |
 Jiří Daler (TCH) |
Mexico City (MEX), Centre Sp. |
Open air |
21 October 1967
|
| 4:45.250 |
 Jørn Lund (DEN) |
Mexico City (MEX), Olympic Velodrome |
Open air |
30 September 1972
|
| 4:59.400 |
 Xaver Kurmann (SUI) |
Zürich (SUI), Hallenstadion |
Indoor |
3 December 1972
|
| 4:53.520 |
 Roy Schuiten (NED) |
Zürich (SUI), Hallenstadion |
Indoor |
3 December 1972
|
| 4:53.180 |
Orfeo Pizzoferrato (ITA) |
Milan (ITA), Palais Des Sports |
Indoor |
9 July 1976
|
| 4:49.639 |
Hans-Henrik Ørsted (DEN) |
Copenhagen (DEN), Forum |
Indoor |
31 January 1978
|
| 4:47.219 |
Orfeo Pizzoferrato (ITA) |
Milan (ITA), Palais Des Sports |
Indoor |
5 August 1978
|
| 4:43.890 |
Robert Dill-Bundi (SUI) |
Zürich (SUI), Hallenstadion |
Indoor |
5 July 1979
|
| 4:40.230 |
Hans-Henrik Ørsted (DEN) |
Mexico City (MEX), Centre Sp. |
Open air |
31 October 1979
|
| 4:43.423 |
 Alexandre Krasnov (URS) |
Moscow (URS) |
Indoor |
23 May 1980
|
| 4:39.960 |
 Harald Wolf (RDA) |
Moscow (URS) |
Indoor |
22 July 1980
|
| 4:37.687 |
Victor Koupovets (URS) |
Moscow (URS) |
Indoor |
26 July 1983
|
| 4:37.824 |
Gintautas Umaras (URS) |
Medellín (COL), Martin Cochise Rodriguez |
Open air |
14 September 1985
|
| 4:34.103 |
Gintautas Umaras (URS) |
Moscow (URS) |
Indoor |
6 February 1986
|
| 4:37.614 |
 Steve Hegg (USA) |
Colorado Springs (USA) |
Open air |
16 August 1986
|
| 4:33.307 |
Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) |
Moscow (URS) |
Indoor |
13 September 1986
|
| 4:28.900 |
Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) |
Moscow (URS) |
Indoor |
20 September 1986
|
| 4:31.160 |
Gintautas Umaras (URS) |
Seoul (KOR), Olympic Velodrome |
Open air |
18 September 1987
|
| 4:27.357 |
 Chris Boardman (GBR) |
Barcelona (ESP), Velodrome Horta |
Open air |
27 July 1992
|
| 4:24.496 |
Chris Boardman (GBR) |
Barcelona (ESP), Velodrome Horta |
Open air |
28 July 1992
|
Open (from 1993)
World bests (sea level)
References
