Alf Engers
Alfred 'Alf' Robert Engers (born 1 June 1940) was an English racing cyclist who set national records and won national individual time trial championships from 1959 to the late 1970s. He established a British 25-mile (40 km) record of 49 minutes and 24 seconds in 1978, averaging 30.364 mph (49.190km/h). He was the first rider to beat 50 minutes and thus the first to average more than 30 mph (48 km/h).
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