Greatest distance on a penny farthing in one hour (paced) - all male

Greatest distance on a penny farthing in one hour (paced) - all male
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Who
Chris Opie, Mark Beaumont, James Lowsley-Williams
What
35.743 kilometre(s)
Where
United Kingdom (London)
When
10 October 2019
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The greatest distance on a penny farthing in one hour (paced, male) is 35.743 km (22.210 mi), achieved by Chris Opie, with Mark Beaumont and James Lowsley-Williams (all UK), at the Herne Hill Velodrome in London, UK, on 10 October 2019.

This broke a record of 35.542 km (22.085 mi) that had stood since 25 October 1886, set by William A Rowe (USA) accompanied by three pacers at Hampden Park in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.