# World record progression track cycling – Men's 1 km time trial

This is an overview of the progression of the world track cycling record of the men's 1 km time trial as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale.

## Progression
### Professionals (1949–1989)

| Time | Cyclist | Location | Velodrome | Track | Date |
| 1'09"80 | Reg Harris (GBR) | Milan (ITA) | Vigorelli | Open air track | 23 October 1949 |
| 1'08"60 | Reg Harris (GBR) | Milan (ITA) | Vigorelli | Open air track | 26 October 1952 |
| 1'07"49 | Peder Pedersen (DEN) | Rome (ITA) | Olympic Velodrome | Open air track | 27 June 1974 |
| 1'06"791 | Urs Freuler (SUI) | Zürich (SUI) | Oerlikon | Open air track | 25 August 1981 |
| 1'06"091 | Urs Freuler (SUI) | Zürich (SUI) | Oerlikon | Open air track | 9 August 1983 |
| 1'05"200 | D. Rueda Efrain (COL) | Mexico City (MEX) | Olympic Velodrome | Open air track | 9 November 1985 |
| 1'05"100 | D. Rueda Efrain (COL) | La Paz (BOL) | Alto Irpavi | Open air track | 15 December 1986 |
| 1'09"60 | Jacques Bellenger (FRA) | Paris (FRA) | D'Hiver | Indoor track | 9 November 1952 |
| 1'09" | Reg Harris (GBR) | Paris (FRA) | D'Hiver | Indoor track | 9 November 1952 |
| 1'08"90 | Reg Harris (GBR) | Dortmund (FRG) | Westfalenhallen | Indoor track | 12 February 1955 |
| 1'08"80 | Fritz Pfenninger (SUI) | Zürich (SUI) | Hallenstadion | Indoor track | 17 August 1956 |
| 1'08" | Reg Harris (GBR) | Zürich (SUI) | Hallenstadion | Indoor track | 19 July 1957 |
| 1'07"35 | Patrick Sercu (BEL) | Zürich (SUI) | Hallenstadion | Indoor track | 2 December 1972 |
| 1'06"603 | Urs Freuler (SUI) | Zürich (SUI) | Hallenstadion | Indoor track | 30 October 1981 |
| 1'04"147 | Stephen Pate (AUS) | Launceston (AUS) | Tasmania | Indoor track | 19 March 1989 |

### Amateurs (1949–1989)

| Time | Cyclist | Location | Velodrome | Track | Date |
| 1'10"60 | Marino Morettini (ITA) | Milan (ITA) | Vigorelli | Open air track | 18 October 1950 |
| 1'10"40 | Rostislav Vargashkin (URS) | Moscow (URS) | | Open air track | 20 July 1953 |
| 1'10"20 | Rostislav Vargashkin (URS) | Tula (URS) | St. Chakhter | Open air track | 21 June 1954 |
| 1'09"80 | A. De Michelli (VEN) | Mexico City (MEX) | Parc Calles | Open air track | 20 March 1955 |
| 1'09"50 | Rostislav Vargashkin (URS) | Irkoutsk (URS) | St. Dyanmo | Open air track | 6 July 1955 |
| 1'09"20 | Leandro Faggin (ITA) | Milan (ITA) | Vigorelli | Open air track | 5 September 1956 |
| 1'08"40 | Giuseppe Beghetto (ITA) | Milan (ITA) | Vigorelli | Open air track | 7 June 1959 |
| 1'07"50 | Sante Gaiardoni (ITA) | Rome (ITA) | Olympic Velodrome | Open air track | 3 July 1960 |
| 1'07"27 | Sante Gaiardoni (ITA) | Rome (ITA) | Olympic Velodrome | Open air track | 26 August 1960 |
| 1'04"61 | Gianni Sartori (ITA) | Mexico City (MEX) | Centre Sp. | Open air track | 21 October 1967 |
| 1'03"91 | Pierre Trentin (FRA) | Mexico City (MEX) | Olympic Velodrome | Open air track | 17 October 1968 |
| 1'03"823 | Gordon Singleton (CAN) | Mexico City (MEX) | Olympic Velodrome | Open air track | 10 October 1980 |
| 1'02"547 | Maic Malchow (RDA) | Mexico City (MEX) | Olympic Velodrome | Open air track | 14 October 1980 |
| 1'11"60 | Roger Gaignard (FRA) | Paris (FRA) | D'Hiver | Indoor track | 20 November 1954 |
| 1'10"20 | Roger Gaignard (FRA) | Paris (FRA) | D'Hiver | Indoor track | 28 November 1954 |
| 1'09"60 | Rudi Altig (RFA) | Cologne (FRG) | Sporthalle | Indoor track | 13 November 1959 |
| 1'08"74 | Lothar Claesges (RFA) | Berlin (FRG) | Deutschland Halle | Indoor track | 24 November 1963 |
| 1'06"76 | Patrick Sercu (BEL) | Brussels (BEL) | Palais Des Sports | Indoor track | 12 December 1964 |
| 1'06"157 | Alexandre Panfilov (URS) | Moscow (URS) | | Indoor track | 13 June 1980 |
| 1'05"582 | Urs Freuler (SUI) | Zürich (SUI) | Hallenstadion | Indoor track | 17 June 1980 |
| 1'02"955 | Lothar Thoms (RDA) | Moscow (URS) | | Indoor track | 22 July 1980 |
| 1'02"823 | Martin Vinnicombe (AUS) | Launceston (AUS) | Tasmania | Indoor track | 19 March 1989 |
| 1'02"576 | Alexandre Kiritchenko (URS) | Moscow (URS) | | Indoor track | 2 August 1989 |

### Open (from 1986)

| Time | Cyclist | Location | Velodrome | Track | Date |
| 1'02"091 | Maic Malchow (RDA) | Colorado Springs (USA) | | Open air track | 28 August 1986 |
| 1'01"945 | José Antonio Escuredo (ESP) | Quito (ECU) | | Open air track | 15 September 1995 |
| 1'00"613 | Shane Kelly (AUS) | Bogota (COL) | | Open air track | 26 September 1995 |
| 1'00"148 | Arnaud Tournant (FRA) | Mexico City (MEX) | | Open air track | 16 June 2000 |
| 58"875 | Arnaud Tournant (FRA) | La Paz (BOL) | Alto Irpavi | Open air track | 10 October 2001 |
| 57"949* | Maximilian Levy (GER) | Aguascalientes (MEX) | Velódromo Bicentenario | Indoor track | 7 December 2013 |
| 56"303 | François Pervis (FRA) | Aguascalientes (MEX) | Velódromo Bicentenario | Indoor track | 7 December 2013 |
| 55"433 | Jeffrey Hoogland (NED) | Aguascalientes (MEX) | Velódromo Bicentenario | Indoor 250m wood track | 31 October 2023 |