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Let me take you back to a day in late September last year. My 87th birthday was just around the corner and I was another step closer to being a nonagenarian. I had managed to persuade some of my work colleagues that their company would be much appreciated while I tested my continued ability. The challenge on this day? To ride my age in kilometres. This was a bit like an old golfer trying to shoot his age.

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