"Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS" wrote in message
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scott patton wrote:

In article ,
Warren wrote:

"James Thurber" wrote in message
.com...

Selected quotes from cyclingnews.com:

"...Gunn now holds the world and USA record for 30-34 year old non-pro
riders at 47.764 km, measured to the nearest meter. No rider has ever
tried this so the bar as been set for some other riders to try and
break this new world record..."

So basically this guy created his own category and then set a "record"
in it?

No. He competed in an existing category. You can check at the UCI
website or
at worldmasters.com.

Isn't this kind of like electing yourself president of your own

imaginary country?

"...He said it was harder then he thought it would be and if he ever
tried it again he would train for it. Gunn wants to turn pro next
season, thus he wanted to get this record as an amateur rider..."

He would train for it? WTF? I guess even if he'd done a kilo and a
half it'd still have been a record.

I have decided to create a category of 36 year-old men who are over
six feet tall and enjoy fast club rides. I will be setting my new hour
record shortly in the Super WalMart parking lot. Look for the full
report in CycleSport. I will then be soliciting offers from Pro
Tour-qualified cycling teams.

Nothing against Mr. Gunn but he's leading the pack for uber-fred.

Not as bad as people who don't let ignorance of the relevant facts
dissuade
them from ranting about something they couldn't do themselves. Curtis is
a
world-class rider in his age group. Do some research.

-WG




Warren,

Help him out here a little....

http://www.cyclingmasters.com/results/records.html

Scott


Interesting--particularly the team sprint--135+ years. Is that
combined age or a misprint?

Combined age of all three riders must be at least that number. Like here,
for example..
http://www.usacycling.org/results/in...8&info_id=2957

The team sprint is sooo much fun!

-WG