The Velodromo Bicentenario has once again made it into the cycling headlines. Just two and a half weeks after the Italian Vittoria Bussi set a new hourly world record on the track in Aguascalientes at an altitude of 1700 metres and became the first woman to break the sound barrier of 50 kilometres in one hour, the next record fell on Tuesday. This time, however, the journey took less than a minute. Jeffrey Hoogland managed to beat the ten-year-old world record set by Frenchman Francois Pervis over the 1000 metre distance on the track.
New 1000 metre world record: Jeffrey Hoogland almost a second faster
55.433 seconds was the time Hoogland needed to complete the kilometre on his Koga track bike, with Pervis' old record from 2013 standing at 56.303 seconds. The Dutchman got off to a fast start and continuously extended his lead over the Frenchman. Initially 0.15 seconds, 0.49 seconds at the halfway point, 0.74 seconds after three laps and even 0.87 seconds at the end.
The 30-year-old was happy after the successful attempt, but exhausted. His coach Mehdi Kordi had to help him off his bike. "I can't really enjoy it now. It hurts everywhere. But I'm very happy about the world record, that's why I came here. This is so fat," Hoogland told AD.nl and other media.
Did the people at home like it? Or was it over too quickly? - Jeffrey Hoogland
"I was almost expecting miracles at this altitude, but it was still extremely tough. It was only when I heard the cheers at the finish that I knew it was enough to break the world record," Hoogland continued, adding with a twinkle in his eye: "Did the people at home like it? Or was it over too quickly?".
