minus-squarepop@lemmy.mltoHistoryPorn@lemmy.world•Gustaf Håkansson, the 'Steel Grandpa', in a 1764 kilometer-long bicycle race at 66 years old, Sweden, 1951linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days ago The Tour was run in stages, and while the contestants slept, Håkansson would pedal up to three days without sleeping. After 6 days, 14 hours and 20 minutes, he arrived in Ystad - 24 hours before the contestants. Absolute mad lad linkfedilink
Absolute mad lad