He broke his first record on Easter Monday in 1925, when he won the Etna  time trial on the Bath Road course in 2h 8m 31s, beating the record by five minutes.
On Easter Monday in 1925, he created his initial record by winning the Etna time trial on the Bath Road course in 2 hours, 8 minutes, and 31 seconds, surpassing the existing benchmark by five minutes.