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Meg Elliot

'He's actually fairly good' - meet the influencer finding unexpected joy in teaching her dad how to cycle

A man and woman cycling .

“We’re about to witness some living, breathing proof that it’s never too late to start a new hobby,” Laura Kirkpatrick (aka ‘@Lauradoessports’) says over the top of a video of her dad posing next to his second hand Rapide RC3. They’re about to set out on their first-ever father-daughter bike trip - 15km to the coffee shop.

Kirkpatrick's dad, Peter, is 56 and dressed in an oversized red bomber jacket and navy-blue jogging bottoms. Laura rides next to him, wearing an ensemble of high-end cycling kit. This is the first episode of her new series where she teaches her dad how to ride a bike.

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