Personal information | |
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Full name | Sidney Herbert Ferris |
Nickname | "Sid" |
Born | c.1908 Hounslow |
Died | August 1993 |
Spouse | 54 years to Eileen (died July 1993) |
Children | 2 daughters - Pamela and Jennifer |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Long distance |
Amateur team | |
- | Vegetarian Cycling and Athletic Club |
Major wins | |
1930 & 1932 - Vegetarian C&AC team won British Best All-Rounder 1932, 1933, 1934 - North Road 24 hours time-trial 1937 - Record Edinburgh-to-London, 1937 - Record Land's End to John O'Groats 1937 - World record 1,000 miles |
Sidney Herbert Ferris (c. 1908) was an English long-distance cyclist who broke the records for Edinburgh-to-London, Land's End to John O'Groats, and 1,000 miles in 1937.[1]
Sid Ferris won the North Road 24-hours Time Trial three years in succession and was a member of the winning Vegetarian Cycling and Athletic Club team in the Best All-rounder Competitions of 1930 and 1932.[1]
His achievements were celebrated in 1937 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling.[1]