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2w ago

Richardson Lowers Flying 200m World Record to 8.857 Seconds

Optimized equipment at Konya’s altitude enabled him to trim 0.084 seconds from his previous world-leading flying 200m time.

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An Australian cyclist reacts after the finish of an Olympic event on the track.

Overview

  • Richardson returned to Turkey’s Konya Velodrome a day after his sub-nine-second breakthrough to cut his own flying 200m mark from 8.941 to 8.857 seconds.
  • He rode a custom-equipped Hope-Lotus time trial bike on the 1,200m-altitude track to achieve an average speed exceeding 81 km/h during his record lap.
  • Will Bjergfelt extended his C5 UCI hour record to 51.471 km, becoming the first para-cyclist to surpass the 50 km barrier in a single hour.
  • Charlie Tanfield covered 53.967 km in his hour attempt, finishing as the fourth-fastest British rider behind Dan Bigham, Alex Dowsett and Bradley Wiggins.
  • British Cycling staged the specially arranged session at the high-altitude venue to optimize conditions for multiple world-record attempts.