Thread: What's wrong with riding a bike at 81?
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Old 12-20-24 | 06:49 PM
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There was an 80 year old at the start line of Paris Best Paris in 2023. Given the requirements to complete a 600km qualifier in 40 hours, that's no small feat. IIRC he didn't finish, and surely he's an outlier in many ways, but still.

Any 80 year old on a bicycle is an outlier.
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