The fastest unpaced 1 km cycle from a standing start (male) is 55.433 seconds, achieved by Jeffrey Hoogland (Netherlands) at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on 31 October 2023.

Jeffrey Hoogland made history on Tuesday, smashing the world record for the one-kilometre time trial on the track. The Dutchman sped around the track at an average speed of 64.943km/h to set a new record of 55.433 seconds, taking almost a second off the existing record, 56.303 seconds, held by France's François Pervis since 2013.

Dutch cyclist Jeffrey Hoogland has shattered the men’s 1km time trial world record by nearly a second. The current world champion clocked an impressive time of 55.433 seconds in Mexico, surpassing Francois Pervis’s 2013 record of 56.303 seconds, which had been the longest-standing track world record.

Jeffrey Hoogland etched his name into the annals of cycling history with a record-breaking performance in the one-kilometre time trial at the velodrome, as reported on Tuesday. The Dutch speedster redefined the limits of the track, posting an electrifying time of 55.433 seconds.