Britain’s Will Bjergfelt sets new C5 para-cycling UCI Hour Record of 51.471km

He employed a negative split strategy for his hour Record attempt, covering the early laps at a steady 49km/h pace before upping his lap speed over 51km/h. He ended with laps at 51.4km/h and a final confirmed new Hour Record of 51.471km.

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Bjergfelt was the first of three record attempts by British riders on the Konya velodrome in Turkey. Charlie Tanfield is targeting Filippo Ganna’s men’s Hour Record of 56.792km, and then sprinter Matt Richardson will target the Men’s 200m flying start record.

Bjergfelt began para-cycling after a car crash that left him with life-changing injuries, becoming a successful rider on both the track and road, and was the C5 UCI world road race champion in 2023.

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