Vittoria Bussi (born 19 March 1987) is an Italian professional racing cyclist.[3] She holds a DPhil in pure mathematics from the University of Oxford for a 2014 thesis entitled Derived symplectic structures in generalized Donaldson–Thomas theory and categorification.[2][4]

In September 2018, she set a new UCI Women's hour record, riding 48.007 kilometres (29.830 mi) at the Aguascalientes Bicentenary Velodrome, Aguascalientes, Mexico, beating the previous record set by Evelyn Stevens in 2016 by 27 metres.[2] It was Bussi's third attempt at the record, having fallen short of Stevens' performance in Aguascalientes in October 2017 by 404 metres[5] and having abandoned a second attempt after 40 minutes the day before her record-breaking ride.[2]

Later, on October 13, 2023, Bussi set another UCI Women's hour record, at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Mexico, with a 50.267km distance.[6]

Major results

2020
3rd Mixed team relay, UEC European Road Championships

References

  1. ^ a b Vittoria Bussi at Cycling Archives
  2. ^ a b c d "Vittoria Bussi breaks Evelyn Stevens's hour record". Velonews. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Vittoria Bussi". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ Bussi, Vittoria (2014). "Derived symplectic structures in generalized Donaldson–Thomas theory and categorification". Oxford University Research Archive.
  5. ^ Arthurs-Brennan, Michelle (11 September 2018). "'It has been a personal goal in my life to do something big': Hour Record Attempt set for this week". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  6. ^ Tom Davidson (14 October 2023). "Vittoria Bussi makes history with new UCI Hour Record". cyclingweekly.com.

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