Fastest 1 km on a penny farthing (male)
- Who
- Chris Opie
- What
- 1:30.103 minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- United Kingdom (London)
- When
- 12 October 2024
Age Restriction: Applications for this record title will only be accepted if the applicant is 16 years of age or over.
The fastest 1 km on a penny farthing (male) is 1 minute 30.103 seconds, achieved by Chris Opie (UK) at the Herne Hill Velodrome in London, UK, on 12 October 2024.
Opie broke the record as part of the Penny Farthing Extravaganza Weekend over the course of which 12 records were set.
The female fastest 1 km record was broken on the same day by Julie Woodward (UK), who completed the distance in 2 minutes 22.320 seconds.
GWR was ably assisted by professional timekeepers Daniel Tzabar, Robert Ruszkowski and Lieze Thielemans.
Opie already holds the record for the greatest distance cycled unpaced on a penny farthing indoors in one hour: 34.547 km (21.466 mi), achieved at the Derby Arena velodrome on 17 September 2019.