Albert Arthur Humbles (born 1910, date of death unknown) was an English cyclist who set the world endurance cycling record by covering 36,007 miles (57,948 kilometres) during the calendar year of 1932. He broke the previous best mark that had stood since Marcel Planes completed 34,366 mi (55,307 km) in 1911 in response to Cycling magazine's 'Century Competition'. In 1933, Humbles entered the Golden Book of Cycling as the greatest long-distance rider in the world. He rode 36,007 mi (57,948 km) in a year, averaging 100.019 mi (160.965 km) per day for the 360 days that he rode.
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1911 (age 114)
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