Today I took part in the annual Inverurie Charity Ride...its a nice wee 25 mile jaunt in the bonnie surroundings of Aberdeenshire. Nothing too taxing but there are a few wee challenging hills on the route...Anyway...I was pootling along quite nicely when at the 10 mile point a chap on a racy looking machine started tailing me and I sensed a wee race developing between us....I speeded up a wee bit to try and shake him off but to to avail he kept with me and passed me on a descent...now it was my turn to chase him which I did until about 3 miles from the finish when I edged in front and pipped him to the finish....I was quite chuffed with this needless to say until he removed his shades and lid to reveal a chap that I would estimate to be at least 70!! my chuffedness was quickly deflated thinking no glory in getting the better of an elder gent...this chap was in great shape and when I was tailing him his legs looked very defined and legs of a younger man....obviously hes been cycling for a lot of years...just shows what cycling can do for the bod I hope I can look like that when i'm that age....he did say to me that he enjoyed our little race but he felt a little tired as he had 70 miles the previous day!....my deflation continues
Deflated Chuffedness
- Thread starter Herbie
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That'll learn him to take on young whippersnappers
Haven't been called a whippersnapper for a long long time
Sara_H
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He sounds like the Superman of OAP's and you did very well to beat him
snorri
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..Charity Ride
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. A distinct lack of charity on your part Herbie
Never mind, that line he came out with re the 70 miler is included in the 'Useful Phrases' leaflet they hand out with the first pension payout.
?. A distinct lack of charity on your part Herbie
Never mind, that line he came out with re the 70 miler is included in the 'Useful Phrases' leaflet they hand out with the first pension payout.
threebikesmcginty
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A scalp is a scalp, be it a granny on an ancient Raleigh Shopper or an 8 year old on a BMX. And he was making up that 70 miles the day before bit, lying old goat.