John Woodburn
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John Woodburn is a British road and time-trial cyclists and 2001 British Veteran on target time. He received his award from Eddy Merckx
at the at the RTTC Champions Evening at Derby on 6 January 2001.
Woodburn set the Land’s End to John O’ Groats
(end-to-end) record in 1982 with a time of 1 day 21 hours and 3 minutes. The current record, held by Andy Wilkinson, set in October 1990, is less than two minutes under this time.
In July 2002, he broke the 50 mile time-trial National Age Record for over 65s. He completed the Didcot course fourth overall in 1 hour 47 minutes and 40 seconds, breaking the record by nearly three minutes. He had been aiming for the record for two years and, recently retired, he had been using his new free time to put in extra training.
Woodburn is in the Guinness Book of Records with a time of 9 hours 3 minutes 7 seconds for London – Bath and return. He has also cycled well over 500 miles in 24 hours. He broke the Cardiff
to London record on a Moulton
Speed, covering 162 miles at an average speed
of 24 miles per hour.
He was national 25-mile time trial champion in 1961 and currently holds age related records. At 70, he rode 21.48 minutes in a 10-mile time trial.
Eddy Merckx
Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...
at the at the RTTC Champions Evening at Derby on 6 January 2001.
Woodburn set the Land’s End to John O’ Groats
John o' Groats
John o' Groats is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. Part of the county of Caithness, John o' Groats is popular with tourists because it is usually regarded as the most northerly settlement of mainland Great Britain, although this is not a claim made by the inhabitants...
(end-to-end) record in 1982 with a time of 1 day 21 hours and 3 minutes. The current record, held by Andy Wilkinson, set in October 1990, is less than two minutes under this time.
In July 2002, he broke the 50 mile time-trial National Age Record for over 65s. He completed the Didcot course fourth overall in 1 hour 47 minutes and 40 seconds, breaking the record by nearly three minutes. He had been aiming for the record for two years and, recently retired, he had been using his new free time to put in extra training.
Woodburn is in the Guinness Book of Records with a time of 9 hours 3 minutes 7 seconds for London – Bath and return. He has also cycled well over 500 miles in 24 hours. He broke the Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
to London record on a Moulton
Moulton
- Places in the United Kingdom :In England*Moulton, Cheshire*Moulton, Lincolnshire**Moulton Windmill*Moulton St Mary, Norfolk*Moulton, Northamptonshire**Moulton College, agricultural college**Moulton Park, industrial estate*Moulton, Suffolk...
Speed, covering 162 miles at an average speed
Velocity
In physics, velocity is speed in a given direction. Speed describes only how fast an object is moving, whereas velocity gives both the speed and direction of the object's motion. To have a constant velocity, an object must have a constant speed and motion in a constant direction. Constant ...
of 24 miles per hour.
He was national 25-mile time trial champion in 1961 and currently holds age related records. At 70, he rode 21.48 minutes in a 10-mile time trial.