Beaumont sets British record for distance on penny farthing in an hour

Beaumont sets British record for distance on penny farthing in an hour

Endurance cyclist Mark Beaumont has set a British record for the furthest distance travelled on a penny farthing in an hour.

The 35-year-old, who was born in Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, covered 21.91 miles (35.2 kilometres) on the larger-than-life bicycle at the Herne Hill Velodrome in London on Friday.

He beat the English record of 21.1 miles (34km), which was set in 1891 at the same location.

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Cyclist Mark Beaumont set the British record (Victoria Jones/PA)

In September, Mr Beaumont became the fastest person to cycle 18,000 miles around the world.

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