# Wins for Izzah Izzati and Andrews, but kilo record survives

*By Simon | February 26, 2025*

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## 󠀁[Wins for Izzah Izzati and Andrews, but kilo record survives](https://globalkeirin.com/2025/02/wins-for-izzah-izzati-and-andrews-but-kilo-record-survives/)󠁿

26 February 2025

It’s an exciting time just now for women sprinters, with the UCI’s January rule
change doubling the distance of the (short) track time trial event from 500
metres to 1 kilometre.

Every competition in this busy winter period offers a new opportunity to set a
national, continental or world record, simply because records had never
officially existed.

Four women have held the world record since 1 January. France’s
**Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé** was first to claim it, at French nationals on 3
January; her time of 1:08.399 was beaten 23 days later at Belgian nationals, by
**Marith Vanhove** with a 1:07.287.

**Ellesse Andrews** took the record into new territory three weeks later, with
1:04.697 at the Oceania continental championships in Australia; but that lasted
barely a day, as **Hetty van de Wouw**
[posted a 1:04.497](https://globalkeirin.com/2025/02/world-record-for-van-de-wouw-in-womens-kilo/)
at the European championships.

In Malaysia today, **Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri** set a new Asian record of
1:07.137 in qualifying, then went faster still to claim the continental title
with a 1:06.229. That would have been a world record, just two weeks ago.

‘For the 500m, the start is crucial, and we focus on maintaining speed through
the second lap,’ she said in
[New Straits Times](https://www.nst.com.my/sports/cycling/2025/02/1180846/izzah-caps-acc-second-track-gold-and-asian-record)
. ‘But the 1km event demands endurance over three laps — it’s tough. I’m still
figuring out the best gear setup.’

Meanwhile, at New Zealand nationals in Invercargill, **Ellesse Andrews** twice
went close – 1:04.625 in qualifying beat her previous mark, but was 0.128s
behind van de Wouw’s time. She was just a little slower in the final, 1:04.892.

![Screenshot](https://globalkeirin.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/ellesse.jpg)

_Andrews prepares to launch (YouTube)_

So far the event has been dominated by sprinters stretching to the longer
distance; but it was interesting to see Great Britain experimenting with
sprinter **Iona Moir** and endurance rider **Neah Evans** at the European
championships.

In the qualifying round, Moir went out at blistering pace, setting the day’s
fastest time for the opening 250 – but soon paid the price. Her second lap was
15th of the 19 entrants, and by the end, she sat 18th out of 19. Evans finished
a respectable 8th overall.

There’s no kilo on the schedule for the UCI Track Nations Cup at Konya, Turkey
next month; but there are more national and continental championships in the
coming weeks.

Or what about a smaller event, like the British Universities track championships
this weekend? Team GB’s **Rhian Edmunds**, representing Loughborough University,
is one of several national and international level riders entered for the kilo.
The fun part just now is, you just don’t know.

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