
LE to Bristol on the first day.
Paulatic wrote:And........Yet another is having a go at it too, meet Lawrence https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45227627
horizon wrote:Does anyone know the parameters (if any) set for this record? Age is obviously the key one but that alone leaves the door open for a very slow, easy ride. Three weeks seems very reasonable but could someone take much longer if they so wished? And must it be unbroken? It seems to me that there should be a number of records here: fastest 80 year old, fastest 85 year old etc etc. Age alone might not be sufficient to define it IMV.
RickH wrote:And Donald Wells has just completed LEJOG at 87, unsupported & on a Brompton
https://www.cyclinguk.org/article/87-ye ... hn-ogroats
horizon wrote:Which kind of supports my view that the time limit matters as well - although I think 5 weeks is ideal and would be my way of doing it too.
It's so good - I'm planning ahead thirty years now; these people are extending my horizons.
Paulatic wrote:I suspect Alex along with young Elliot will carry on despite no record to make.