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Hourly world recordVittoria Bussi improves her own record

Andreas Kublik

 · 12.05.2025

Hourly world record: Vittoria Bussi improves her own record
Travelling fast: Vittoria Bussi on the track in Mexico / Photo: UCI Press Office
The Italian Vittoria Bussi has improved the record over one hour on the track in Mexico to 50.455 kilometres

She has done it again: Vittoria Bussi has set a new hourly world record - for the third time. The 38-year-old Italian rode 50.455 kilometres on the track in Aguascalientes (Mexico), 188 metres further than on 13 October 2023 in the same place. The International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmed the successful record attempt in a press release. After completing the feat, Bussi said: "I can say with a smile that I have contributed to the history of the UCI women's world hour record."

The day before, she had abandoned an attempt after half the distance. She was previously the fastest female cyclist over one hour from September 2018 to September 2021. The mathematician is a specialist in track records, As a road cyclist, she has one international victory to her name.

Compatriot Filippo Ganna is the fastest man in the world

Filippo Ganna on his way to the world recordPhoto: Getty Images/VALENTIN FLAURAUDFilippo Ganna on his way to the world record

The men's world record is held by her compatriot Filippo Ganna. He rode on the velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland. Unlike Bussi, he did not benefit from the lower air resistance in Switzerland, which Bussi benefited from on the track in Aguascalientes at an altitude of 1,900 metres.

During her stay in Mexico, Bussi also wants to improve the record in the 4,000 metre individual pursuit in the coming days. This is 4:24.060 minutes, set by Great Britain's Anna Morris in Manchester (Great Britain).

The development of the women's hourly world record (since the rule change in 2014)

  • 10.05.2025: Vittoria Bussi (ITA), Velodromo Bicentenario, Aguascalientes (Mexico) 50.455 km
  • 13.10.2023: Vittoria Bussi (ITA), Velodromo Bicentenario, Aguascalientes (Mexico) 50.267 km
  • 23.05.2022: Ellen van Dijk (NED), Tissot Velodrome, Grenchen (Switzerland) 49.254 km
  • 30.09.2021: Joscelin Lowden (GBR), Tissot Velodrome, Grenchen (Switzerland) 48.405 km
  • 13.09.2018: Vittoria Bussi (ITA), Velodromo Bicentenario, Aguascalientes (Mexico) 48.007 km
  • 27.02.2016: Evelyn Stevens (USA), Colorado Springs Velodrome (USA) 47.980 km
  • 22.01.2016: Bridie O'Donnell (AUS), Adelaide's Super-Drome (Australia) 46.882 km
  • 12.09.2015: Molly Shaffer Van Houweling (USA), Aguascalientes (Mexico) 46.273 km

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Andreas Kublik

Andreas Kublik has been travelling the world's race courses as a professional sports expert for TOUR for a quarter of a century - from the Ironman in Hawaii to countless world championships from Australia to Qatar and the Tour de France as a permanent business trip destination. A keen cyclist himself with a penchant for suffering - whether it's mountain bike marathons, the Ötztaler or a painful self-awareness trip on the Paris-Roubaix pavé.

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