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Britain’s Oldest Cycling Champion Says He’ll Never Stop Racing - Despite Being 89

2023-11-23 46 Dailymotion

Credit: SWNS <br /><br />Britain's oldest cycling champion is eyeing up another title despite being 89 - and says he has no plans to stop racing. <br /><br />Walter Fowler racked up another win this month as he faced off younger riders to claim the crown in an over 80's 2km pursuit event with a time of three minutes and 17 seconds.<br /><br />The retired marketing manager - known affectionately as Wally to friends - has cycled all over the world after taking up the hobby when he was aged 15 in 1949.<br /><br />Walter, who has one grown-up son, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, believes he is Britain's oldest competitive track cyclist. <br /><br />He previously broke the record in the one-hour time trial at the Geraint Thomas velodrome in Wales in 2019 in the 85-89 category covering 34.602km/21.5miles.<br /><br />On October 7 he beat a total of 26 cyclists when he won the 2km pursuit event at the 2023 World Masters Track Championships in Manchester.

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