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Hannah Reynolds

'Keep eking out little performance gains and you can progress at any age': Tips for riding better than ever, at 49

Simon McNamara leads the bunch at Goodwood motor circuit .

Cycling is an activity, or sport, you can enjoy at any age. Fitness writer Hannah Reynolds has been speaking to cyclists in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond, bringing tips, advice and inspiration from cyclists who are still pedalling as the decades progress. 

Simon McNamara has been racing and riding since he was a junior but now at nearly 49 he feels he is riding better than ever. Having taken second in his age group at the 2023 gravel nationals, and setting his sights on a sub-18 minute 10-mile time trial, he’s still racing some of the UK’s most prestigious road races as he closes in on 50. 

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