80 year old rides to the northcape on a 1936 race bike

[eejoor]

as the title says: a local wants to ride to the north cape on his 1936 road bike. he completed the travel allready in 2000.

only in dutch i'm affraid:http://www.gva.be/regio-antwerpen-noord/ranst/louis-caes-fietst-voor-tweede-keer-naar-de-noordkaap.aspx

 

[SIMONFREESE]

Would like to think that I would be up for a similar adventure at that age, but will probably be worn out by then!

 

[Citoyen du monde]

He is hoping to find some retired couple with a camper who could perhaps accompany him on the trip, which would give him safety and a place to sleep each day and then give him a ride back home afterwards. I believe there is a typo in the title and they meant to write a bike from 1966 (later in the article they state that he has been riding his "ideal" bike since 1966 and that he used it for his last ride north.

 

[lae]

"After seventeen days I could certificates for people who visit the North Cape to bag stabbing."

Hehehe, great translation.

Interesting article.

 

[Johnsqual]

He says he rides (or would ride) from Antwerp-Hasselt-Antwerp as a daily training ride :shock: