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On 13 March 1940 Pat Hawkins set the 'World 1,000 mile record' in Perth, having ridden the 1,000 miles (1,600 km) distance in 4 days, 8 hours and 7 minutes, cutting 9 hours 53 minutes off Vera Unthank's record. [74] Men's record: Gethin Butler, 2001.
World records in the sport of track cycling are ratified by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Item 3.5.001 of the UCI regulations defines the events in which ...
Marguerite Wilson (1918–1972) was a record-breaking cyclist from Bournemouth.In 1939 she broke the Land's End to John o' Groats and 1,000-mile (1,600 km) records. When World War II stopped her efforts in 1941 she held every Women's Road Records Association (R.R.A.) bicycle record. [3]
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon smashed the women’s mile world record by almost five seconds at the Monaco Diamond League on Friday.
She broke all 21 of the women's records by large margins and held all 21 W.R.R.A. records in 1955. As of 2024, four have yet to be beaten, including the London-Edinburgh record of 20h 11m 35s, set in 1954. [8] Her 1,000-mile (1609 km) record of 3 days and 1 hour stood for 48 years until it was broken in 2002 by Lynne Taylor. [9]
She has been placed in other events, including 10-mile races, 12 and 24-hour events, [8] and in 2019, she won gold in the women's pursuit (age 45–54) team at the World Masters Track Cycling Championships. [9] Her personal best for distance covered in 24 hours is 459 miles (739 km). [10] Biddulph works in a bicycle shop in Cannock ...
Eleanor Patricia [1] Hawkins (22 May 1921 – 13 February 1991), better known as Pat Hawkins, was an Australian endurance cyclist from Victoria Park, Perth.In 1940, aged 18 and only 12 months into her cycling career, she set world records for "1,000 miles" and "Seven days".
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