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road.cc news100 year old veteran cyclist celebrates his birthday with... a bike ride
A lifelong cyclist decided that the best way to celebrate his 100th birthday yesterday was with a bike ride - like every single other day.
Wilf Westbrook rode to the shops on his tricycle to buy a newspaper on his special day - a ritual he has started the day with since as a small child he rode out to collect kindling for the fire over which the family would cook porridge.
“I’ve always been active and I have been very lucky with my health,” he told the Northern Echo.
“These days I have a bit of a dodgy knee but otherwise I am fine. You just have to keep on going.”
He went on to earn money delivering Sunday newspapers on his bike as a teenager in the villages around Stokesley.
In 1946 he joined the Uxbridge Bicycle Polo Club, and in 1958 he moved back to North Yorkshire, helping in his father’s garage business.
Until recently his dog rode in a cart on the back of Wilf’s tricycle.
His niece, Pat Askins said: “My uncle is inspirational and a much loved character in Stokesley. I think some people have no idea that he is heading for his 100th birthday because he is so active.”
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- mdavidford 18 min 7 sec ago
There's one that's always lurking outside our house at night.
- mdavidford 36 min 23 sec ago
When these were designed in to the new development near us the excuse was 'well if we didn't it would be impossible to get a rubbish truck in to...
- Rendel Harris 1 hour 34 min ago
I should get onto the Guinness Book of Records people then, as they have the world record slowest heart rate for a healthy person down as 26bpm,...
- chrisonabike 1 hour 59 min ago
Add Scotland to that list. You won't even find a dashcam reporting portal in Scotland either so you can forget that also.
- E6toSE3 2 hours 43 min ago
And years ago Laura Trott, Daniel King, Joanne Rowsell, as theyvwere after Olympic gold, got lots of being and Jaguars, when Jags were very...
- Hirsute 3 hours 58 min ago
I made a complaint within an hour of the story being published. I have zero faith that they will amend anything....
- chrisonabike 4 hours 19 min ago
TBF I think that's before she saw the light and got on her bike. Not so great if her views have been informed by Mr. Briggs though.
- Saracen888 4 hours 59 min ago
That's a great price. Just bear in mind Import duty and handling charges will be applied pre delivery.
- Griff500 6 hours 21 min ago
Yep, I appreciate your problem. I wouldn't buy a bike without at least sitting on the same frame configuration on a trainer in the shop, something...
- Secret_squirrel 7 hours 35 min ago
One less thing to clutter up your jersey pockets no? Though difficult to retrieve in a hurry...
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Chapeau Sir, just....Chapeau!
Absolutely wonderful, I thought I was doing well but hats off to Wilf.
fantastic stuff
“These days I have a bit of a dodgy knee but otherwise I am fine. You just have to keep on going.”
think being only half his age (roughly) I'll try to remember that for the next half century
Saw this story in the Echo, and tweeted it then.
Capeau to Wilf. May he have many more happy years in the saddle, and I long to emulate him.
He's an inspiration to us all
Hats off to Wilf!