John Woodburn (1936 – 14 April 2017) was an English road and

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cyclist. He was national 25-mile champion in 1961, RTTC

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in 1978, and holder of several UK

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place-to-place cycling records.

Time trial competition

He was RTTC national 25-mile time trial champion in 1961, and currently holds age-related records. In 2001, Woodburn received his award as best British Veteran from

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at the RTTC Champions Evening at Derby, on 6 January. 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. At 70, he rode a 10-mile time trial in 21 minutes 48 seconds.

Distance records

Aged 45, Woodburn set a

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to John O' Groats (end-to-end) record in 1982 with a time of 45 hours, 3 minutes and 16 seconds.John Woodburn: 2 Days and 2 Nights
, ''Cycling Weekly''. Retrieved: 15 May 2015 His record remained for over eight years until beaten by Andy Wilkinson in October 1990 by less than a minute (45hrs, 2 minutes, 18 seconds). Woodburn is in the

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with a time of 9 hours 3 minutes 7 seconds for London –

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and return. He has also cycled well over 500 miles in 24 hours. He broke the

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to London record on a

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Speed, covering 162 miles at an

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of 24 miles per hour. In May 2012 Woodburn re-rode the Leipzig-Berlin stage of the 1955

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, as part of th
Alf Buttler Peace Race Tribute Ride

References

External links

Article at Cycling Info
{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodburn, John 1937 births 2017 deaths British male cyclists Cyclists from Birmingham, West Midlands