# World record progression track cycling – Men's flying 500 m time trial

This is an overview of the progression of the world track cycling record of the men's 500 m flying start as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale.

## Progression
### Professionals (1955–1992)

| Time | Cyclist | Location, velodrome | Track | Date |
| 28"80 | Marino Morettini (ITA) | Milan (ITA), Vigorelli | Open air track | 29 August 1955 |
| 28"705 | Robert Dill-Bundi (SUI) | Zürich (SUI), Oerlikon | Open air track | 11 August 1982 |
| 27"896 | D. Rueda Efrain (COL) | Mexico City (MEX), Olympic Velodrome | Open air track | 8 November 1985 |
| 27"432 | D. Rueda Efrain (COL) | La Paz (BOL), Alto Irpavi | Open air track | 12 December 1986 |
| 29"80 | Jacques Bellenger (FRA) | Paris (FRA), Vélodrome d'Hiver | Indoor track | 28 November 1954 |
| 29" | Oscar Plattner (SUI) | Zürich (SUI), Hallenstadion | Indoor track | 8 January 1956 |
| 29" | Arie Van Vliet (NED) | Zürich (SUI), Hallenstadion | Indoor track | 8 January 1956 |
| 28"60 | Oscar Plattner (SUI) | Zürich (SUI), Hallenstadion | Indoor track | 17 August 1956 |
| 28"486 | Urs Freuler (SUI) | Vienna (AUT), Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion | Indoor track | 2 October 1981 |
| 28"281 | P. Boyer (FRA) | Grenoble (FRA), Palais Des Sports | Indoor track | 1 November 1987 |
| 27"451 | Stephen Pate (AUS) | Launceston (AUS), Tasmania | Indoor track | 19 March 1989 |
| 27"350 | Michael Huebner (GER) | Stuttgart (GER), Velodrome H.M. Schleyer | Indoor track | 18 January 1992 |

### Amateurs (1954–1990)

| Time | Cyclist | Location, velodrome | Track | Date |
| 30"40 | A. Morselli (ITA) | Milan (ITA), Vigorelli | Open air track | 25 October 1954 |
| 29"80 | Valentino Gasparella (ITA) | Milan (ITA), Vigorelli | Open air track | 29 August 1955 |
| 29"66 | Patrick Sercu (BEL) | Copenhagen (DEN), Ordrup | Open air track | 28 July 1964 |
| 29"40 | Viktor Logunov (URS) | Irkutsk (URS), St. Dyanmo | Open air track | 29 July 1964 |
| 28"80 | Pierre Trentin (FRA) | Milan (ITA), Vigorelli | Open air track | 6 June 1967 |
| 27"85 | Pierre Trentin (FRA) | Mexico City (MEX), Centre Sp. | Open air track | 21 October 1967 |
| 27"310 | Gordon Singleton (CAN) | Mexico City (MEX), Olympic Velodrome | Open air track | 9 October 1980 |
| 26"993 | Rory O'Reilly (USA) | La Paz (BOL), Alto Irpavi | Open air track | 23 November 1985 |
| 30"60 | Roger Gaignard (FRA) | Saint-Étienne (FRA), Vélodrome d'Hiver | Indoor track | 5 December 1954 |
| 30" | Guglielmo Pesenti (ITA) | Milan (ITA), Palais Des Sports | Indoor track | 18 January 1956 |
| 29"40 | Guglielmo Pesenti (ITA) | Milan (ITA), Palais Des Sports | Indoor track | 17 February 1957 |
| 29" | Pierre Trentin (FRA) | Zürich (SUI), Hallenstadion | Indoor track | 4 November 1966 |
| 28"93 | Pierre Trentin (FRA) | Zürich (SUI), Hallenstadion | Indoor track | 20 November 1966 |
| 28"89 | Pierre Trentin (FRA) | Zürich (SUI), Hallenstadion | Indoor track | 5 November 1967 |
| 28"75 | Daniel Morelon (FRA) | Milan (ITA), Palais Des Sports | Indoor track | 12 June 1976 |
| 28"304 | Giorgio Rossi (ITA) | Milan (ITA), Palais Des Sports | Indoor track | 5 August 1978 |
| 28"163 | Heinz Isler (SUI) | Zürich (SUI), Hallenstadion | Indoor track | 9 July 1979 |
| 28"040 | Sergei Kopylov (URS) | Moscow (URS) | Indoor track | 30 July 1982 |
| 27"836 | Otar Mtchedlichvili (URS) | Moscow (URS) | Indoor track | 12 October 1983 |
| 27"469 | Alexandre Panfilov (URS) | Moscow (URS) | Indoor track | 5 August 1984 |
| 26"715 | Nikolai Kovsh (URS) | Moscow (URS) | Indoor track | 17 August 1987 |

### Open (from 1988)

| Time | Cyclist | Location, velodrome | Track | Date |
| 26"649 | Alexandre Kiritchenko (URS) | Moscow (URS) | Indoor track | 29 October 1988 |
| 25"850 | Arnaud Duble (FRA) | La Paz (BOL), Alto Irpavi | Open air track | 10 October 2001 |
| 24"758 | Chris Hoy (GBR) | La Paz (BOL), Alto Irpavi | Open air track | 13 May 2007 |
| 24"564 | Jeffrey Hoogland (NED) | Aguascalientes (MEX), Velódromo Bicentenario | Indoor wood 250m track | 31 October 2023 |