Sid Ferris

Sid Ferris

Personal information
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]