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‘It was absolutely amazing’: Hoogland breaks cycling world record

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Dutch cyclist Jeffrey Hoogland says the “amazing feeling” of breaking the long-standing men's 1km time trial world record has given him a “mental boost” ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The current world champion posted a time of 55.433 seconds in Mexico – almost a second ahead of Francois Pervis' 2013 benchmark of 56.303 seconds which was the longest-standing track cycling world record. Hoogland set the new record at the Aguascalientes Velodrome in Mexico, recording an average speed of 64.943km/h. Hoogland speaks to 鶹 Sport’s Matt Warwick after his moment of history. Image: Jeffrey Hoogland during his world record attempt at Velodromo Bicentenario on October 31, 2023 in Aguascalientes, Mexico. (Photo by Isaac Ortiz/BSR Agency/Getty Images)

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