70-Year-Old Partially Blind Man Goes for New World Biking Record

70-Year-Old Partially Blind Man Goes for New World Biking Record

Hans van der Voorn is proof that age alone can’t keep you from doing the outdoor activities that you love. 70-year-old van der Voorn recently made a chainless-biking world-record attempt at a pump track in New Zealand, and he might get it, pending investigation by the Guinness World Record folks. The official distance record for chainless riding is just over 50 km, but on March 29, van der Voorn completed 666 laps at the Margaret Mahy pump track…

A 70-year-old may have just smashed a pump track world record

Pump tracks are just for kids. Mountain biking into your 70s isn’t possible. These are just two of the myths Hans van der Voorn disproved last month when he attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the longest distance traveled without pedaling on a bicycle pump track. The 70-year-old rode 60km on a New Zealand track without pedaling, though he’s still waiting to hear if the record will be officially certified. Either way, he’s proven th…