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The London-Holyhead Classic was the longest single day British classic at 275 miles. This was before the UCI day race limit was brought in of course (I think it's now 170 miles).
When Tom Simpson won it in 1965 he won it in a sprint for the line. His average? 26mph.
26mph. Across 275 miles. In a day. Jesus.