First cyclist to ride one mile in under one minute

First cyclist to ride one mile in under one minute
Who
Charles Minthorn Murphy
What
first
Where
United States (Long Island)
When
Charles Minthorn "Mile-a-Minute" Murphy (USA, 1870–1950) became the first person to cycle a mile (1.6 km) in under minute when he pedalled between Farmingdale and Babylon on Long Island in New York, USA, on 30 June 1899. The feat took him 57.8 seconds, a time he achieved by slipstreaming behind a railroad boxcar.