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Cool, thanks.
Met Chris Herbert on an audax a few weeks ago and was quite surprised when lit up a ciggie!
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Yes, it's surprising nowadays if someone doing sport smokes, but people like Serge Blanco and Ruud Gullit apparently chain-smoked in the '80s, so it's not a showstopper to athletic achievement. I don't know when top cyclists stopped smoking but I expect they all used to do it back in the day.
Actually Mike had a couple at the 2016 finishers' party. No idea how often he smoked.
frank9755
Heres my post from 3 weeks ago:
rj #15
Samuli #84
Goatandtricycle #141
Hippy #142
Frank9755 #155
Swissy #167
Peterboynton #208
Others I know include:
Ivan cornell, lives in London and rides fixed but dk if he's on here, is doing it singlespeed
Mike Sheldrake, aka Shell, done loads of ultras, overtook me three times on indypac
Chris Herbert, fast audaxer, TT rider and chain smoker (I exaggerate, not really chain) . Started in 2016 with broken shoulder and had to pack. Should be podium contender.
Matthew falconer, came second last time so should be up there too.
Stuart Mccormick, met him at the start of indypac. 5 minutes later he came down on tramlines, broke his shoulder and was the first dnf.
Mikko, ridden every tcr
Doug Migden, done almost every one, another indypac veteran.