Tandem One Hour Record
In 1937 Mills and Paul set the tandem record at 49.991 km. The trip had been funded by readers of Cycling. This record stood until on September 23, 2000 at Manchester velodrome it was beaten by Simon Keeton and Jon Rickard of Rutland Cycling Club.
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