New Cycling Records.—-The Italian, Luigi Profeta, today broke the world’s cycling track record for 100 kilometres (about 62 miles) registering 2hr 34min 35sec. His average speed was 24.1 miles an hour and he beat the previous record by nearly 4min. Another Italian rider, Pizzali, equalled the world record of 12sec for 200 metres from a flying start.—Milan, November 3.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27499, 5 November 1954, Page 8
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