82-year-old cyclist set to become 1st Brit to zoom past a million mile

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Russ Mantle started cycling in 1951 and made note of every ride in his diaries. FMTNews RussMantle

SURREY: Russ Mantle’s love affair with his bike has grown stronger with every pedal stroke and he is now poised to become the first Briton to clock up one million registered miles in his lifetime.

The 82-year-old retired civil servant has recorded his mileage since he got his first bike — a Coventry Eagle — in 1952. “I started cycling in 1951 and recording in 1952 and since then I’ve just kept going,” he told Daily Mail.

 

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