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

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.

## 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)

| Time | Cyclist | Location | Track | Date |
| 4:23.562 | Philippe Ermenault (FRA) | Bordeaux (FRA) | Indoor | 30 July 1993 |
| 4:23.283 | Philippe Ermenault (FRA) | Hamar (NOR) | Indoor | 18 August 1993 |
| 4:22.668 | Graeme Obree (GBR) | Hamar (NOR) | Indoor | 18 August 1993 |
| 4:20.894 | Graeme Obree (GBR) | Hamar (NOR) | Indoor | 19 August 1993 |
| 4:19.699 | Andrea Collinelli (ITA) | Atlanta (USA) | Open air | 24 July 1996 |
| 4:13.353 | Chris Boardman (GBR) | Manchester (GBR) | Indoor | 28 August 1996 |
| 4:11.114 | Chris Boardman (GBR) | Manchester (GBR) | Indoor | 29 August 1996 |
| 4:10.534 | Jack Bobridge (AUS) | Sydney (AUS) | Indoor | 2 February 2011 |
| 4:07.251 | Ashton Lambie (USA) | Aguascalientes (MEX) | Indoor | 31 August 2018 |
| 4:06.407 | Ashton Lambie (USA) | Cochabamba (BOL) | Indoor | 6 September 2019 |
| 4:05.423 | Ashton Lambie (USA) | Cochabamba (BOL) | Indoor | 6 September 2019 |
| 4:04.252 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Minsk (BLR) | Indoor | 3 November 2019 |
| 4:02.647 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Minsk (BLR) | Indoor | 3 November 2019 |
| 4:01.934 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Berlin (GER) | Indoor | 28 February 2020 |
| 3:59.930 | Ashton Lambie (USA) | Aguascalientes (MEX) | Indoor | 18 August 2021 |
| 3:59.636 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FRA) | Indoor | 14 October 2022 |
| 3:59.304 | Josh Charlton (GBR) | Ballerup (DEN) | Indoor | 18 October 2024 |
| 3:59.153 | Jonathan Milan (ITA) | Ballerup (DEN) | Indoor | 18 October 2024 |

## World bests (sea level)

| Time | Delta to WR | Cyclist | Location | Track | Date |
| 4:10.177 | +2.926 | John Archibald (GBR) | Grenchen (SUI) | Indoor | 19 December 2018 |
| 4:09.584 | +2.333 | John Archibald (GBR) | Manchester (GBR) | Indoor | 25 January 2019 |
| 4:07.456 | +0.205 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Pruszków (POL) | Indoor | 1 March 2019 |
| 4:04.252 | – | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Minsk (BLR) | Indoor | 3 November 2019 |
| 4:02.647 | – | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Minsk (BLR) | Indoor | 3 November 2019 |
| 4:01.934 | – | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Berlin (GER) | Indoor | 28 February 2020 |
| 4:00.693 | +0.763 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FRA) | Indoor | 14 October 2022 |
| 3:59.636 | – | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FRA) | Indoor | 14 October 2022 |
| 3:59.304 | – | Josh Charlton (GBR) | Ballerup (DEN) | Indoor | 18 October 2024 |
| 3:59.153 | – | Jonathan Milan (ITA) | Ballerup (DEN) | Indoor | 18 October 2024 |