Post by kickstandman on Jun 12, 2017 14:56:45 GMT
Hills ya say? 135 marathons?
You might enjoy the pictures of the mountains at the web page.
Excerpted:
At 82, Vince Albert is the oldest Ride the Rockies cyclist — and he will not be stopped
Day 1 of Ride the Rockies took riders from Alamosa to Pagosa Springs and over Wolf Creek Pass in strong headwinds
PAGOSA SPRINGS — At 82 years old, Vince Albert is the oldest rider in the field of Ride the Rockies cyclists, but he’s got the appetite of a 16-year-old boy — especially after a hard day of cycling.
Vince Albert
Gabriel Scarlett, The Denver Post
Vince Albert outside his hotel room in Pagosa Springs on June 11, 2017. At 82, Albert is the oldest rider in the annual Ride The Rockies event. This is his fourth year participating.
So says his wife, Sharon, and daughter Kimberly, both of whom are volunteering at aid stations and supporting him as he takes on the annual bike tour through Colorado.
“He gets done with lunch and asks what’s for dinner,” said Kimberly Albert, 52, laughing. “He loves sweets. Ice cream for sure, and anything my mom cooks.”
Riders began their seven-day, 447-mile trip through southwest and western Colorado on Sunday, riding 93 miles into strong headwinds from Alamosa to Pagosa Springs. The blustery course — particularly at the top of Wolf Creek Pass — was the topic of conversation among cyclists by day’s end.
“Today was probably the hardest day,” ...
...
Albert was a pipe-fitter in Decatur, Ill., for 39 years before he relocated to Arizona with his wife upon retirement. He started running in the late 1970s, around the time the United States was undergoing a running boom. He’s completed roughly 135 marathons, by his count. He cycled when he was injured and took weeklong bike trips from Illinois to the southern U.S. with his son.
“I gained weight, and a guy I worked with started going to the YMCA to work out,” he recalled of his start with running. “So I started going up there. I had about an hour to kill before the exercise class, so I would go run around the track.”
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Continued: www.denverpost.com/2017/06/11/vince-albert-oldest-cyclist-ride-the-rockies/
You might enjoy the pictures of the mountains at the web page.
Excerpted:
At 82, Vince Albert is the oldest Ride the Rockies cyclist — and he will not be stopped
Day 1 of Ride the Rockies took riders from Alamosa to Pagosa Springs and over Wolf Creek Pass in strong headwinds
PAGOSA SPRINGS — At 82 years old, Vince Albert is the oldest rider in the field of Ride the Rockies cyclists, but he’s got the appetite of a 16-year-old boy — especially after a hard day of cycling.
Vince Albert
Gabriel Scarlett, The Denver Post
Vince Albert outside his hotel room in Pagosa Springs on June 11, 2017. At 82, Albert is the oldest rider in the annual Ride The Rockies event. This is his fourth year participating.
So says his wife, Sharon, and daughter Kimberly, both of whom are volunteering at aid stations and supporting him as he takes on the annual bike tour through Colorado.
“He gets done with lunch and asks what’s for dinner,” said Kimberly Albert, 52, laughing. “He loves sweets. Ice cream for sure, and anything my mom cooks.”
Riders began their seven-day, 447-mile trip through southwest and western Colorado on Sunday, riding 93 miles into strong headwinds from Alamosa to Pagosa Springs. The blustery course — particularly at the top of Wolf Creek Pass — was the topic of conversation among cyclists by day’s end.
“Today was probably the hardest day,” ...
...
Albert was a pipe-fitter in Decatur, Ill., for 39 years before he relocated to Arizona with his wife upon retirement. He started running in the late 1970s, around the time the United States was undergoing a running boom. He’s completed roughly 135 marathons, by his count. He cycled when he was injured and took weeklong bike trips from Illinois to the southern U.S. with his son.
“I gained weight, and a guy I worked with started going to the YMCA to work out,” he recalled of his start with running. “So I started going up there. I had about an hour to kill before the exercise class, so I would go run around the track.”
...
Continued: www.denverpost.com/2017/06/11/vince-albert-oldest-cyclist-ride-the-rockies/