Fifty Plus (50+) - A REAL mileage goal

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RockyMtnMerlin
01-03-07, 11:08 AM
How about doing something like this? Saw it over on another forum and just had to share. An amazing story.

Originally Posted by merckxxxI dont know about anyone else but this is UNREAL!!!!! A CYCLING RECORD THAT I CANNOT COMPREHEND
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/...odland_greaves

Link not working. Try the one Below

:eek: :eek: How can anyone ride over 80,000 miles in one year? That is a double century plus every stinking day!!!! :eek: :eek:
Even the official record of 75000+ would require a double century every day.


fifty5
01-03-07, 11:46 AM
Clicking the link you provide results in this:

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The requested URL /features/...odland_greaves was not found on this server.

:(

RockyMtnMerlin
01-03-07, 11:49 AM
Hmm let me try again. http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/?id=2006/woodland_greaves. Now this one seems to be working. Sorry for the trouble.


howsteepisit
01-03-07, 12:10 PM
Thats 219 miles per day for 365 days. Although impressive, I cannot bring myself to belive it.

RockyMtnMerlin
01-03-07, 01:08 PM
Thats 219 miles per day for 365 days. Although impressive, I cannot bring myself to belive it.
Yes it is very hard to believe. Wonder what convinced Guinness guys to go with it? Perhaps they were drinking a bit too much of their yummy product the day they reviewed it.:D