Veteran Altona cyclist Brett Marlow had a good answer when asked why he was saddling up for the Great Vic Bike Ride again this year.
“It makes living worthwhile for me actually,” said the 74-year-old bachelor who will be doing his 31st ride from November 24-28.
“This is the one holiday I have to have every year.”
Riding anywhere from 60km to more than 100km per day for five days wouldn’t be most people’s idea of holiday, but as someone who rides 150-170kms a week, Marlow clearly isn’t your average retiree.
In fact, he treats the social event as a competition.
“I turn it into a race,” he said.
“You have three stops, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea and generally I’ll try and go as hard as I can between those stops.”
The ride takes a different route each year and while Marlow wasn’t sure where this year’s was going, he didn’t care.
“I just turn up and do it. If they ran it around the MCG I’d do it.”
Details: https://bicyclenetwork.com.au/rides-and-events/great-victorian-bike-ride/
