World Record in 4km Individual Pursuit
American Ashton Lambie has set a new, groundbreaking world record for the 4km individual pursuit of 3:59.930 at the Aguascalientes Velodrome in Mexico, beating Italian Filippo Ganna’s former world record time of 4:01.934, set at the 2020 Berlin Track World Championships.
First Ever to go Sub 4min
Ashton Lambie was inspired by Roger Bannister, who was the first man to break the 4-minute mark for the mile in 1954. So when Ashton decided that he wanted to break Ganna’s world record, he chose the 4-minute barrier as his goal as well. While that barrier appeared unbreakable for years, equipment has gotten better and better. Lambie himself recognised it was “less of a dream and, I believe, more of an inevitability.”
The Electron Pro TKO Pursuit
Ashton Lambie rode the Argon 18 Electron Pro TKO Pursuit frame with Zipp wheels specially made for this frame.
Lambie rides with the Huub-Wattbike team, which works closely with Wattshop and Notio to develop the fastest and most aerodynamic products on the market.
- Frame: Electron Pro TKO Pursuit
- Wheels: Zipp Super 9 discs
- Cockpit: Wattshop Anemoi Olympic Edition Pentaxia Cockpit
- Crank: Wattshop Cractus Aero cranks
- Chainring: Wattshop Cractus 64-tooth chainring paired to a 15-tooth sprocket
- Chain: KMC X101,
- Pedals: Look Keo Blade Carbon
- Saddle: ISM PN 1.1 saddle
- Tires: Vittoria Pista Oro
Photos by: Kit Karzen
