Hubert Opperman at the Sydney Velodrome

Hubert "Oppy" Opperman set a 24 hours, 489 miles record at the Sydney Velodrome in January 1940.

His feats as a wheelman include: Australian Road Cycling Champion, 1924, 1926, 1927, and 1929. Captain, Australian Tour de France team, 1928, 1931. Captain, Australian Cycling teams, England, 1935, 1937. Winner, French Bol D'or, 24 hours tandem paced and winner, L'Auto, French sporting newspaper plebiscite for year's most popular athlete, 1928.

He later became the Minister for Immigration between 1963 and 1966.