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Jody Cundy’s 20-year unbeaten run in the C4 kilometre time trial ended Thursday at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn. Australia’s Korey Boddington won in 1:02.672, finishing 2.2 seconds ahead of Cundy, who took silver and still holds the event’s world record.
Australia’s Korey Boddington beat Jody Cundy in the C4 kilometre time trial on Thursday, ending the Briton’s 20-year unbeaten world championship run in the event. Boddington won in 1:02.672, 2.2 seconds ahead of Cundy, who took silver at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
Cundy, 48, won his first kilometre world title in 2006 and had collected 16 consecutive gold medals in the event before Thursday’s race. The championships were not held in 2008, 2010, 2013 or 2021, so his streak spanned two decades rather than 20 consecutive annual editions.
Boddington, who is 17 years younger than Cundy and the reigning Paralympic champion in the event, had already qualified fastest. He was 1.7 seconds ahead of Cundy in qualifying. In the final, Boddington maintained his pace while Cundy was about half a second slower than his earlier ride. Cundy secured second place by just eight hundredths of a second.
The result ends Cundy’s world title sequence, but not his connection to the event’s record books: he still holds the C4 world record of 1:01.466, set in Aguascalientes, Mexico, in 2014. The world championship meet continues until Sunday afternoon.
A Streak Ends, a Record Remains
The result marks a major change in one of para-cycling’s longest-running individual championship records. Cundy’s run of 16 successive titles is over, while the silver medal shows he remains competitive against a younger field. Boddington’s victory also adds a world championship title to his standing as the reigning Paralympic champion in the event.
The distinction between the title and the record matters: Thursday’s defeat does not change Cundy’s 1:01.466 world record. That mark is separate from the championship result and remains the benchmark cited in the report. The race therefore ends his gold-medal streak without establishing that he has lost his capacity to set a fast time.
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Two Decades in the Kilometre
Cundy first won the kilometre world title in 2006. Because four editions of the World Championships were not held—in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2021—his record is described as 16 consecutive championship titles across a 20-year span, not as a title won every calendar year.
A former swimmer, Cundy competed at his first Paralympic Games in 1996 and won three swimming gold medals before turning to cycling in 2006. He races in the C4 classification with a prosthetic leg; his right foot was amputated when he was three because of a birth deformity. He is also a six-time Paralympic cycling champion.
Before this week’s championships, Cundy told the BBC that age and the younger competition made the streak difficult to maintain. His qualifying deficit to Boddington then gave him a 1.7-second gap to make up in the final.
“Well after 20 years, and 16 back to back titles in the 1km time trial, finally somebody has beaten me to the rainbow jersey.”
— Jody Cundy, in an Instagram post after the race
Cundy’s Next Racing Plans
The report does not say whether Cundy plans to race the kilometre again at a future world championships, or whether he will pursue another title attempt. It also does not provide details about the athletes’ plans after this week’s meet. Thursday’s result confirms that the streak has ended, but Cundy’s future schedule is not stated.
It is also too early to draw conclusions about how the result will affect their standing in later competitions. Boddington won this final, while Cundy retains the event’s reported world record; the race does not itself settle what will happen in their next head-to-head contest.
Championships Continue Through Sunday
The UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn continue until Sunday afternoon. The supplied report does not specify which events Cundy or Boddington may contest next, so their remaining schedules cannot be confirmed from the available information.
For now, the confirmed outcome is a silver medal for Cundy and a world title for Boddington in the C4 kilometre time trial. Any further developments involving their plans or future competition will depend on announcements and results from the remainder of the championships.
Key Questions
Who won the C4 kilometre time trial?
Korey Boddington of Australia won with a time of 1:02.672 at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.
How did Jody Cundy finish?
Cundy took silver, finishing 2.2 seconds behind Boddington. He secured second place by eight hundredths of a second.
How long was Cundy’s world title streak?
Cundy won 16 consecutive kilometre world titles from his first in 2006 until Thursday’s race. The streak spanned 20 years, including years when no World Championships were held.
Does Cundy still hold the C4 world record?
Yes. The report says Cundy still holds the C4 world record of 1:01.466, set in Aguascalientes, Mexico, in 2014.
When do the championships end?
The UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn are scheduled to run until Sunday afternoon.
Source: cyclingweekly.com
