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Chris Apperley (born 8th April 1971) is a British ultra-endurance bicycle racer and entrepreneur. He was the fastest over 50 to finish the Trans America Bike Race in 2022.

Personal
Apperley grew up in Hampshire, England. He dropped out of school at the age of 15 with no qualifications to work any job he could before, at the age of 33, he started Westlake IT Ltd an IT Support company which he then sold in 2026. He started cycling in 2012 at the age of 42 after getting sober. He has three children.

Racing
Apperley first became interested in ultra endurance racing via Audax events and finding these longer distances suited his persona. His first Ultra Endurance event was in 2019 with the Paris Brest Paris Brevet organised by the Audax Club Parisien in which he had entered as a touriste with a time limit of 90 hours but finished with a time of 77:36:42.

Trans America
In 2022, Apperley was unknown to the wider ultra endurance community. He participated in the 7,200km Trans Am  he finished 3rd overall and had the fastest over 50's time recorded to date.

North Cape Tarifa
In 2023, Apperley again finished in the top 3 of an ultra endurance race cementing his position in the wider ultra racing community

Trans Continental
In 2023, Apperley volunteered on the TCR as a 'dot-watcher' giving him valuable insight into how this prestigious event ran. In 2024 Apperley competed in the event and finished in the top 10 overall.

PBP
In 2023, Apperley competed in the ' vedettes'  group of riders with a time limit of 80 hours completing the course in 50 hours and again in 2027 but this time dropping back down to the 'randonneurs ' group with a time limit of 84 hours.