L’International Cycling Union (UCI) announced this Tuesday, August 5, 2025 that Charlie Tanfield and his British compatriot William Bjergfield will try, each in their category, to break the UCI time record presented by Tissot on August 14 at the Konya Velodrome, in Türkiye! As a reminder, the last holder of this record is none other than Filippo Gannawhich had made a distance of 56,792 km in just one hour. The two protagonists spoke in the press release of theInternational Cycling Union.
Video – Filippo Ganna, last world record holder
Charlie Tanfield: “I remember when Sir Bradley Wiggins held the record …”
Silver silver medalist at Paris Olympic Games 2024, the 28 -year -old Briton said: “I have always wanted to try to beat the hour record (UCI) since the start of my career. I remember joining the British program when Sir Bradley Wiggins held the record and said to myself:” Wow, I would like to try this one day. ” After the games, I decided that this year would be the ideal moment to try my luck, and that is exactly what I am going to do since I have resumed training after the games, I spent months training and learning to arrive there.he explains.
William Bjergfelt: “This attempt will be very special for me …”
Para cycling of the sports class C5 (C-cycle: conventional bike with adaptations if necessary; group C (1-5) is divided into different sports classes, a lower figure indicating a greater handicap), William Bjergfield will try to break the record forAndrea Tarlaowhich had made the distance of 47.569 km: “The Hour Record (UCI) is emblematic of cycling, and this is an objective that I have been pursuing for years to really mark the history of this sport. I have been preparing since March for this opportunity and, with the total support of the British Cycling and GKN Aerospace team, where I have been working for 25 years, this attempt will be very special for me”concludes the 46 -year -old Briton.
