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russ mantle clocked up miles 999,995 — 1 million.ycling gave me. even now, i'm stuck with a bike, no longer have a car, no longer have scooters. his cycling odyssey began in 1952 when he got his first bike, a coventry eagle. the crucial thing was he kept a meticulous log of every mile he rode. russ has travelled the equivalent of two return trips to the moon or a0 circumnavigations of the globe. lots of people have a bike in the shed or garage that they may not have rode for a while, and really hoping that hearing russ's story and that he cycled all the way to 82 will help people get back on their bikes. but he has wound down a little in recent times — this year he has only managed a measly 8000 miles, but shows no signs of stopping. just another milestone, and then onto one—one, one—two, i should probably finish up very close to 2 million by the time i die, when i'm 100! so, what's his secret? just an attitude of mind. an attitude of mind, he says. and presumably, strong calves. tim allman, bbc news. fantastic, good for him! let me

russ mantle, joined by members of his cycling club, clocked up mile 999,995 to1 million. the mobility that cycling gave me. and even now, i'm stuck with a bike, i no longer have a car, i no longer have lumber to scooters. —— i no longer have la m bretta scooters. his cycling odyssey began in 1952 when he got his first bike, a coventry eagle. the crucial thing was he kept a meticulous log of every mile he rode. russ has travelled the equivalent of two return trips to the moon, or 40 circumnavigations of the globe. lots of people have a bike in the shed or in the garage, they maybe haven't ridden for a while. we really hope that hearing russ's story, and that he has cycled all the way to 82, will make people get back on their bikes. he's wound down a little in recent times. this year he's only managed a measly 8000 miles. but he shows no signs of stopping. just another milestone to pass. and then on to 1.1, 1.2, and so on. i shall probably finish up very close to 2 million by the time i die, when i'm 100. so, what's his secret? just an attitude of mind. an attitude of mind,

russ mantle has been pedalling away for more than 65 years — averaging around 15—thousand miles a yeararth 40 times. fabulous, it's not often you come across military hardware rolling up the high street. but one poppy seller from derbyshire has gone all—out for this year's appeal by converting his mobility scooter into a tank. (tx 85—year—old eddie wadsworth, whose fatherjohn was killed during the second world war, has always been keen to support the royal british legion's poppy appeal. he says he's "thrilled to bits" with the reaction, especially from young people. he says the impressive re—fit only cost him about seven pounds. it's time for a look at the weather. here's simon king. good morning. we've seen in the news that we've had some flooding through yesterday and overnight come across northern areas of england. currently still over 100 flood warnings in force across northern england, you can get all the details on the website for those. i'm fully today in terms of the weather, it's looking much better today, much drier and there will be some sunny spells for many of us as well.