A closer look at Ashton Lambie's $30,000 record-breaking pursuit bike

Ashton Lambie's Argon 18 track bike in full
(Image credit: Kit Karzen)

American gravel racer, track rider, moustache connoisseur and individual pursuit specialist, Ashton Lambie, has just broken the world record for the individual pursuit. 

Covering 4km in under four minutes, he has cemented his place in the history books as the first person to ever break the four-minute barrier, with a finishing time of 3:59.930. As was Lambie's motivation for the attempt, his achievement provides something of a cycling parallel to the achievement of Roger Bannister, the first man to run a four-minute mile in 1954. 

Josh Croxton
Associate Editor (Tech)

Josh is Associate Editor of Cyclingnews – leading our content on the best bikes, kit and the latest breaking tech stories from the pro peloton. He has been with us since the summer of 2019 and throughout that time he's covered everything from buyer's guides and deals to the latest tech news and reviews. 

On the bike, Josh has been riding and racing for over 15 years. He started out racing cross country in his teens back when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s, racing at a local and national level for Somerset-based Team Tor 2000. These days he rides indoors for convenience and fitness, and outdoors for fun on road, gravel, 'cross and cross-country bikes, the latter usually with his two dogs in tow.