UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's 1 km time trial
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's 1 km Time Trial is the world championship in the track cycling 1 kilometre time trial event for men, held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. The event is widely known simply as 'the kilo', and until 2024 was ridden only by men.
Arnaud Tournant and François Pervis of France, Chris Hoy of Great Britain, Stefan Nimke of Germany and Jeffrey Hoogland of the Netherlands share the record of most wins with four each. Shane Kelly of Australia, with thee gold medals, four silver medals and two bronze medals, is the most decorated kilo rider.
The event was also held at the Summer Olympics from 1928. However, after it was removed from the 2008 Summer Olympics cycling programme, some cyclists, such as Hoy, decided to concentrate on other events instead.
The event was first held at the world championships in 1966, until 1993 it was an amateurs race.
Medalists
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Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  France | 11 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 |  Germany | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 |  Australia | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 |  United States | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | |
External links
[edit]- Track Cycling World Championships 2016–1893 bikecult.com
- World Championship, Track, 1km, Elite cyclingarchives.com
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