mickw-@comcast.net

George,

Maybe if we introduced this to Northwest racing, we could beat David Zimbelman for once???

His long legs wouldn't last being out of the saddle for so long :)



Or is that just wishful thinking??



Mick



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Dutch rider to attempt hour record...without saddle

In the Masochistic Cycling Feats Dept., news has filtered through to us that a 50 year-old Dutchman will attempt to break the World Hour Record for riding without a saddle (or a seatpost). Maas van Beek, a former tandem pilot of Jan Mulder, will attempt to better the mark of 45.848 km set by none other than Fausto Coppi on the track in Alkmaar, The Netherlands, on Saturday, October 8. He's doing it for a good cause: to raise money for the Polar van de Donck foundation, which helps children in Africa who have AIDS.

Van Beek has been averaging 43 km/h during training, and says that it's quite possible to hold a position out of the saddle for three hours, provided the muscles are used to it. He'll be using a bike with a massive 68 x 11 gear and 205 mm cranks, but no particular aerodynamic equipment.

More information: www.goedkoopsteskelter.nl/recordpoging.htm

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Schreck, George

Now there is a cyclist sacrificing for children!











Dutch rider to attempt hour record...without saddle





In the Masochistic Cycling Feats Dept., news has filtered through to us

that a 50 year-old Dutchman will attempt to break the World Hour Record

for riding without a saddle (or a seatpost). Maas van Beek, a former

tandem pilot of Jan Mulder, will attempt to better the mark of 45.848 km

set by none other than Fausto Coppi on the track in Alkmaar, The

Netherlands, on Saturday, October 8. He's doing it for a good cause: to

raise money for the Polar van de Donck foundation, which helps children

in Africa who have AIDS.



Van Beek has been averaging 43 km/h during training, and says that it's

quite possible to hold a position out of the saddle for three hours,

provided the muscles are used to it. He'll be using a bike with a

massive 68 x 11 gear and 205 mm cranks, but no particular aerodynamic

equipment.



More information: www.goedkoopsteskelter.nl/recordpoging.htm

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