A Million Cycled Miles

[I like Skol]

More details of his bikes and rides from MailOnline:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ivil-servant-set-cycle-one-million-miles.html

A more palatable link here without the unsavoury side link stories - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...-first-person-britain-cycle-one-million-miles

Amazing guy! All the signs are there of course, unmarried and owns 5 bikes, living the dream.

Puts my paltry efforts to shame as even now at the age of 82 and 3 years after a heart attack his 8kpa is still double what I manage each year.....

I hope a lot of people/cyclists turn out to cheer him along on Friday, I would if he were local to me

 

[Slick]

A more palatable link here without the unsavoury side link stories - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...-first-person-britain-cycle-one-million-miles

Amazing guy! All the signs are there of course, unmarried and owns 5 bikes, living the dream.

Puts my paltry efforts to shame as even now at the age of 82 and 3 years after a heart attack his 8kpa is still double what I manage each year.....

I hope a lot of people/cyclists turn out to cheer him along on Friday, I would if he were local to me

Great idea to cheer him on, brilliant achievement and as you say, even at 82 is it, and he still covers more mileage than I do and I think my legs get sore. Shut up legs and try and keep up with the old boy.

 

[roadrash]

my head simply cant process the staggering mileage he has covered

 

[Fab Foodie]

Chapeau! But if it’s not on Strava it didn’t happen....

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Chapeau! But if it’s not on Strava it didn’t happen....

Oh you are awful.

Huge achievement for sure. Chapeau

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Averaging just under 15,000 miles a year for 67 years is more than impressive

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

What an amazing achievement. All on old lugged steel and no lycra in sight either!

 

[annedonnelly]

And he looks so happy in that photo

 

[13 rider]

Staggering achievement . You know it's impressive when @Supersuperleeds is impressed by someone mileage
I only hope to be still be fit enough to be riding at his age
( Which is a long time off before you comment @Supersuperleeds )

 

[lane]

Don't think I will manage that! Massive achievement.

 

[Drago]

Incredible. He makes a mockery of people who drive to work because a 20 minute walk is too much. Good on you, Sir.

 

[Soltydog]

Chapeau! But if it’s not on Strava it didn’t happen....

Mrs SD commented "how does he know its a million, Strava hasn't been round that long"

Averaging just under 15,000 miles a year for 67 years is more than impressive

Something to aim for? Reckon you could do it mate

 

[pjd57]

Amazing man , amazing achievement.

 

[gavroche]

Most of us can only dream of achieving even half of that so what a fantastic target he has set. Congratulations Sir.

 

[ColinJ]

It's quite mind boggling. The consistency required over a whole lifetime to do that is on another level. 1,000,000 miles between 1952 and 2019 comes out at an average of 287 miles (462 km) a week over 67 years. Add in the dedication to keep records of it all. Phew.

41 miles for every day of my life plus the 4 years before I was born, and I am not far off being an OAP... (<---- boggled mind!)