Overview

• Richardson recorded an 8.941s 200m flying start to eclipse Harrie Lavreysen’s previous 9.088s benchmark.
• Para-cyclist Will Bjergfelt covered 51.471km in one hour to become the first rider in the C5 classification to top 50km.
• Charlie Tanfield fell short of the men’s hour record with 53.967km, ranking him fourth among British riders behind Dan Bigham, Alex Dowsett and Bradley Wiggins.
• British Cycling organised the special record-setting session at Konya Velodrome, whose 1,200m elevation provided aerodynamic and physiological advantages.
• Richardson switched his allegiance from Australia to Britain in December before the Konya event.