In reply to elsewhere:
> A colleague who used to be a member of the same cycling club agrees.
> The story is Obree did some club runs on his heavy shopping bike with thick tyres and panniers.
> Sometimes serious roadies from other clubs thought this was their opportunity to beat a former world champion. They were wrong.
I've cycled with him a few times over the years.
Went out couple of Christmases ago, in marginal weather, soon turned to snow which was now lieing so I turned for home, soon became a white out and I was regretting my earlier optimism, then saw a strange sight - someone cycling towards me, away from civilization, on a road bike but with a trailer as well - Mr Obree, on his way to deliver the Christmas presents to family friends - stopped for a natter and we each called ourselves idiots - at least I was only a mile or two from home, he had at least 15+ miles to go.
Legend.
(and he still turns up for timekeeping duties at local cycle events)
