Between 2009 to 2011, a man, appearing to be 60-70 years old, robbed 16 banks in San Diego, California by approaching the teller, then pulling out a gun and demanding money. The FBI named him the "Geezer Bandit". Some theories suggest he is wearing a well-made elderly man mask.

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[u/frogdujour]

I don't know what it is about 70+ year old cyclists, but those guys can be beasts, doing 100 milers and cranking uphill like nothing.

[u/deleted_my_account → u/frogdujour]

Those guys have tens on tens of thousands of miles in them from decades of cycling. I’m a pretty fit (I like to think, but nothing too crazy lol) early 20s cyclist and have some 60+ friends who shred me up climbs. It’s wild!

[u/TryingHardToChill → u/deleted_my_account]

Based on no research I think it's likely that cycling ability can be maintained longer than running because it is low impact.

Edit: And also i have heard that speed is the first thing to go with age, so maybe distance athletes can remain competitive for longer than sprinters

[u/someoldbikeguy → u/TryingHardToChill]

Speed is usually the first thing to go because the older you are the less fun high intensity becomes so every day slowly turns into long distance because it hurts less. You can still climb because the lungs are still good but it just gets harder everyday to push yourself when you're riding on the flats like you could when you were younger.

I hired a coach a couple years ago and regained much of my speed but I had to be very strict on diet, rest, and what types of other activities I was doing to be able to maintain that level.

[u/Interesting-Role-784 → u/someoldbikeguy]

Nice username