RE: Dutch rider to attempt hour record...without

Schreck, George

2005-10-06

I do not think anything can stop him, but I am willing to try anything

at this point. It would be an interesting category.



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From: mickw-@comcast.net [mailto:mickw-@comcast.net]

Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 4:46 PM

To: Schreck, George; ob-@topica.com

Cc: Schreck, George

Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Dutch rider to attempt hour record...without

saddle





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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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

<http://www.cyclingnews.com/clickthru.php3?url=http://www.goedkoopsteske

lter.nl/recordpoging.htm>



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