{"id":2182,"date":"2017-12-27T23:28:58","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T12:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/clare\/2017\/12\/27\/video-interview-84yo-cyclist-lenny-nieuwenhoven-adelaide\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T21:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T10:12:06","slug":"video-interview-84yo-cyclist-lenny-nieuwenhoven-adelaide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclingclassics.com.au\/clare\/2017\/12\/27\/video-interview-84yo-cyclist-lenny-nieuwenhoven-adelaide\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: 84yo Cyclist &#8216;Lenny&#8217; Nieuwenhoven of Adelaide"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3883\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clareclassic.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leen-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">84yo Leen (known as Lenny to his mates) near Glenelg in Adelaide during a recent 75km ride. The group will be riding\u00a0the Clare Classic Gran Fondo event on April 8. Image: Nat Bromhead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p\">Introducing\u00a084yo Leen Nieuwenhoven from the Veterans &amp; Ladies Cycling Club in Adelaide. With each and every pedal stroke Leen denies the naysayers and proves that age is just a number &#8211; he averages 300km a week with his close friends and regular riding buddies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I ride 4 days a week,&#8221; says Leen who was born in Amsterdam in 1933. &#8220;I go Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday and ride 300km per week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing more pleasureable than riding with your mates &#8230;&#8221;<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bicycling Australia recently joined Leen and his mates on a 75km morning bunch ride along Adelaide&#8217;s coastline. No slouches, these guys ride hard and clearly love their sport. Enjoy the video and ride on Leen!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leen and his group\u00a0will be riding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clareclassic.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clare Classic, an exciting Gran Fondo event<\/a> in the Clare Valley on April 8. We look forward to seeing them there!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/POhtoCQWN_M<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducing\u00a084yo Leen Nieuwenhoven from the Veterans &amp; Ladies Cycling Club in Adelaide. 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