Upright Records and Divers Notable Recumbent Performances
200m – Flying Start
Body/event
Time
mph
km/h
Rider
Location
Date
Alt?
HPRA
Junior Mixed Tandem
8.37
53.48
86.05
Tanya Markham
Mackie Martin
Battle Mountain, NV
04-Oct-02
Y
UCI
9.87
45.36
72.98
Curt Harnett
Bogota, Colombia
28-Sep-95
Y
UCI
10.10
44.31
71.29
Vladimir Adamachvili
Moscow, Russia
06-Aug-90
N
HPV 1992
9.95
45.00
72.40
Bram Moens
Yreka, CA
??-Aug-92
Y
HPV 2000
10.14
44.13
71.01
Frederik van de Walle
Ghent, Belgium
14-Jul-00
N
HPV 2001
10.14
44.13
71.01
Frederik van de Walle
Brighton, UK
04-Aug-01
N
HPV 1997
10.54
42.45
68.30
Peter Groeneveld
Köln, Germany
30-Jul-97
N
HPV 1996 (u/f)
10.79
41.47
66.73
Peter Groeneveld
Leicester, UK
29-Jul-96
N
UCI (w)
10.83
41.32
66.48
Olga Slioussareva
Moscow, Russia
25-Apr-93
N
HPV 1999 (u/f)
11.24
39.81
64.05
Sean Costin
Interlaken, Switzerland
19-Aug-00
N
HPV 1997 (u/f)
11.70
38.26
61.56
Michael Graf
Köln, Germany
30-Jul-97
N
HPV 2001 (w)
12.48
35.86
57.69
Corinne van Noordenne
Brighton, UK
04-Aug-01
N
HPV 2000 (w)
12.80
34.96
56.25
Rosmarie Bühler
Ghent, Belgium
14-Jul-00
N
HPV 1999 (w)
13.19
33.93
54.59
Swannette Tempelmann
Interlaken, Switzerland
19-Aug-00
N
HPV 1997 (w)
15.05
29.73
47.84
Rosmarie Bühler
Köln, Germany
30-Jul-97
N
1 km – Standing Start
Body/event
Time
mph
km/h
Rider
Location
Date
Alt?
UCI
00:58.88
38.00
61.14
Arnaud Tournant
La Paz, Bolivia
10-Oct-01
Y
UCI
01:02.58
35.75
57.53
Alexandre Kiritchenko
Moscow, Russia
02-Aug-89
N
HPV 1999
01:05.17
34.33
55.24
Frederik van de Walle
Interlaken, Switzerland
19-Aug-99
N
HPV 2000
01:05.60
34.11
54.88
Frederik van de Walle
Ghent, Belgium
12-Jul-00
N
HPV 1997
01:06.61
33.55
53.98
Peter Groeneveld
Köln, Germany
27-Jul-97
N
HPV 1999 (w)
01:13.43
30.47
49.03
Swannette Tempelmann
Interlaken, Switzerland
19-Aug-99
N
HPV 1997 (u/f)
01:15.31
29.71
47.80
Kees Bakker
Köln, Germany
27-Jul-97
N
HPV 2000 (w)
01:18.00
28.68
46.15
Rosmarie Bühler
Ghent, Belgium
12-Jul-00
N
HPV 1997 (w)
01:21.39
27.49
44.23
Liet Heringa
Köln, Germany
27-Jul-97
N
4 km – Standing Start
Body/event
Time
mph
km/h
Rider
Location
Date
Alt?
UCI
04:11.11
35.64
57.34
Chris Boardman
Manchester, UK
29-Aug-96
N
HPV 1997
04:25.25
33.74
54.29
Peter Groeneveld
Köln, Germany
28-Jul-97
N
HPV 2000
04:34.40
32.62
52.49
Denis Mario Ahrens
Ghent, Belgium
13-Jul-00
N
HPV 1997 (u/f)
04:59.22
29.91
48.13
Michael Knapp
Köln, Germany
28-Jul-97
N
HPV 1997 (w)
05:12.64
28.63
46.06
Liet Heringa
Köln, Germany
28-Jul-97
N
HPV 2000 (w)
05:13.00
28.59
46.01
Rosmarie Bühler
Ghent, Belgium
13-Jul-00
N
1 hour – Standing Start
Body/event
miles
km
Rider
Location
Date
Alt?
UCI (aero bike)
35.04
56.37
Chris Boardman
Manchester, UK
06-Sep-96
N
CV 2000
33.21
53.43
Leo de Nooier
Lelystad, The Netherlands
04-Jun-00
N
HPV 1997
32.25
51.89
Denis Mario Ahrens
Köln, Germany
29-Jul-97
N
HPV 2000
32.22
51.84
Leo de Nooier
Ghent, Belgium
15-Jul-00
N
HPV p/f
31.75
51.09
Bram Moens
Bordeaux, France
??-Sep-94
N
UCI (aero bike, amateur)
31.04
49.49.95
John Frey
Colorado Springs, USA
10-Oct-91
Y
UCI (normal bike)
30.73
49.44
Chris Boardman
Manchester, UK
27-Oct-00
N
UCI (w, aero bike)
29.93
48.17
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli
Mexico City, Mexico
26-Oct-96
Y
HPV 1997 (u/f)
29.08
46.79
Kees Bakker
Michael Knapp
Köln, Germany
29-Jul-97
N
CV 2000 (w)
28.85
46.42
Thérèse Schuit
Lelystad, The Netherlands
04-Jun-00
N
HPV 2000 (w)
28.73
46.23
Thérèse Schuit
Ghent, Belgium
15-Jul-00
N
UCI (w, normal bike)
28.03
45.09
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli
Mexico City, Mexico
07-Dec-00
Y
10 miles (road)
Body
Time
mph
km/h
Rider
Location
Date
Alt?
RTTC
18:19
32.75
52.69
Stuart Dangerfield
 
 23-Jun-01
N
BHPC 2000 (f)
18:34
32.3
52.0
Ian Chattington
Kirkliston, UK
27-Aug-00
N
RTTC (w)
20:28
29.32
47.18
Maxine Johnson
 
1993 
N
BHPC 2000 (u)
24:05
24.9
40.1
Steve Donaldson
Kirkliston, UK
27-Aug-00
N
BHPC 2000 (u,w)
29:21
20.4
32.9
Jill Jones
Kirkliston, UK
27-Aug-00
N
25 miles (road)
Body
Time
mph
km/h
Rider
Location
Date
Alt?
HPV 1996 (f)
37:07
40.41
65.02
Laurent Chapuis
Leicester, UK
28-Jul-96
N
RTTC
45:57
32.64
52.52
Chris Boardman
 
1993
N
RTTC (w)
51:50
28.94
46.56
Yvonne McGregor
 
1996
N
HPV 1996
54:36
27.47
44.20
Pat Kinch
Leicester, UK
28-Jul-96
N
HPV 1996
1:04:49
23.14
37.23
Anja van der Hulst
Leicester, UK
28-Jul-96
N
50 miles (road)
Body
Time
mph
km/h
Rider
Location
Date
Alt?
RTTC
01:37:21
30.82
49.59
K Dawson
 
 1997
N
RTTC (w)
01:47:48
27.83
44.78
J Reames
 
 1997
N
100 miles (road)
Body
Time
mph
km/h
Rider
Location
Date
Alt?
RTTC (road)
03:22:45
29.59
47.62
K Dawson
 
2003 
N
UMCA (track)
03:47:26
26.38
42.45
Rod Evans
Australia
05-Aug-94
N
RTTC (w, road)
03:53:04
25.74
41.42
Jenny Derham
 
1996 
N
UMCA (road)
04:14:29
23.58
37.94
Paul Tiburon
Phoenix, AZ
04-Jul-96
Y
UMCA (w, track)
04:43:55
21.14
34.01
Seana Hogan
Hellyer Park, CA
05-Nov-93
N
12 hours
Body
Miles
Km
mph
km/h
Rider
Location
Date
Alt?
RTTC (road)
300.27
483.13
25.02
40.26
Andy Wilkinson
 
 
N
UMCA (track)
282.06
453.83
23.51
37.82
Rod Evans
Australia
21-May-94
N
RTTC (w, road)
277.25
446.10
23.10
37.17
Beryl Burton
 
1967
N
UMCA (road)
266.5
428.8
22.21
35.73
Tom Nieman
Phoenix, AZ
27-May-95
Y
UMCA (w, road)
240
386.2
20.00
32.18
Nancy Raposo
Egg Harbor, NJ
22-Sep-92
N
UMCA (Recumbent, u, road)
241.47
388.53
20.12
32.37
Byron Gremley
Kaneville, IL
12-Aug-00
N
UMCA (w, track)
235.5
378.92
19.63
31.58
Seana Hogan
Hellyer Park, CA
11-May-93
N
24 hours
Body
Miles
Km
mph
km/h
Rider
Location
Date
Alt?
UMCA (track)
532.74
857.18
22.20
35.72
Michael Secrest
Carson, CA
23-Oct-96
N
RTTC (road)
525.07
844.84
21.88
35.20
Andy Wilkinson
 
 
N
UMCA (road)
503.5
810.1
20.98
33.76
Michael Secrest
 
 
?
RTTC (w, road)
461.45
742.47
19.23
30.94
Christine Roberts
 
1993 
N
UMCA (w, road)
439.65
707.40
18.32
29.47
Nancy Raposo
Egg Harbor, NJ
22-Sep-92
N
UMCA (w, track)
427.86
688.43
17.83
28.68
Seana Hogan
Hellyer Park, CA
11-May-93
N
Road Records
Event
Vehicle
Miles
Km
Time
mph
km/h
Rider
Date
Paris - Amsterdam
faired recumbent
336
540
12:43
26.39
42.46
Ymte Sybrandy
?
Paris - Amsterdam
faired rowing bike
336
540
13:40
24.56
39.51
Derk Thys
?
Paris - Amsterdam
upright bike
336
540
19:49
17.94
27.25
Arend Middelveldt
Ber Heijn
Maurits van der Heyde
1994
Trondheim - Oslo
faired recumbent
336
540
13:46
24.38
39.23
Bram Moens
1997
Trondheim - Oslo
upright bike
336
540
13:34
24.74
39.8
Monika Olofsson
Egil Møen
Nils Erik Aas
Øyvind Haug
Knut Anders Fostervold
Stein Morten Storrø
Bjørn Saksberg
Thomas Svane Jacobsen
Kim Riseth
Scott Owen
Audun L Bollerud
Fred Magne Hval
Tronn Skjerstad
Dag Haug
Tom Inge Solvang
Egil Andreas Aasheim
Roger Nasvik
Terje Strøm
Esben Rød
Rune Johansen
Henning Sørum
Sturla Rusånes
Stein Mæhlum
2004
Lands End - John O'Groats
faired recumbent
861
1385
41:04:22
20.96
33.72
Andy Wilkinson
1996
Lands End - John O'Groats
upright bike
861
1385
44:04:20
19.54
31.44
Gethin Butler
2001
Isle Of Man Mountain Circuit
faired recumbent
37.75
60.74
1:18:38
28.80
46.34
Andy Wilkinson
1996
Isle Of Man Mountain Circuit
upright bike
37.75
60.74
1:23:54
27.00
43.44
Chris Boardman
1993
Notes:
  1. The UCI does not sanction records for durations > 1 hour. Nor are their men’s and women’s records consistent – men do 1 km and 4 km, women do 500 m and 3 km. Bloody daft if you ask me…
  2. RTTC = Road Time–Trial Council – the governing body of time-trialling in the United Kingdom
  3. UMCA = Ultra-Marathon Cycling Association – US-based organisation
  4. Performances denoted by "HPV" were mainly at the World HPV Championships / European HPV Championships / International Human-Powered Speed Championships for that year
  5. Performances denoted by "BHPC" were at BHPC Championship events
  6. Performances denoted by "CV" were at the CycleVision event, held annually in Lelystad, The Netherlands
  7. "w" – denotes a performance by a female person of the opposite sex
  8. All recumbents in the above can be assumed to have some variety of tail fairing except where denoted by "u/f" – 1997 World Championships. Or "f", for a couple of time-trial results
  9. A "Y" in the "ALT?" column denotes a performance at an altitude > 700m above sea level. Note also that Lelystad is ~7m below sea level.
  10. The Hour performances in Ghent 2000, and Bram Moens’ 1994 Bordeaux run were proper record attempts. Other HPV performances will, in general, have been from competition, so such delights as wind speed and drafting cannot be ruled out… UMCA and RTTC rules forbid drafting.
  11. UCI 200m times are set on short velodromes during sprint races. Drafting and the use of the gradient of the track are part and parcel of track sprinting, so results are not strictly comparable with HPV sprints held on flat courses
  12. Frederik van de Walle says that his time in Brighton was not correct.  In that case, the winner was Edwin van Vugt, whose best run was 10.70 seconds - 67.29 km/h / 41.82 mph
  13. If I can find the times from the 1996 European HPV Championships (Leicester, UK) or the 1995 World HPV Championships (Lelystad, The Netherlands), I’ll put them in. If anyone’s got any results for other HPV championships, or other road records where HPV's / recumbents and upright bikes can be directly compared, or corrections / additions / whatever, please send ‘em to legs_larry@yahoo.com
  14. Chris Boardman did a 17:55 "10" in 1995, which equates to 33.49 mph / 53.88 km/h, but this is allegedly unofficial.  I have no idea why...
  15. When Bram Moens set his Trondheim-Oslo record, the weather was very poor, and he was riding solo.  Recumbents have subsequently been banned from this event, which is not a race, no Sir!
  16. Beryl Burton’s 12 hour time trial record was, at the time it was set, an outright RTTC record, thereby promoting the late Mrs. Burton to the position of Greatest Female Athlete Of All Time Bar None Ever, in this writer’s opinion. It is said that when she overtook the men’s record holder, she slowed to his pace for a moment, leaned over and said "Eh up, lad! Want a Dolly Mixture?" before speeding off into the distance J
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