John Woodburn (cyclist)
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John Woodburn (1936 – 14 April 2017) was an English road and individual time trial cyclist. He was national 25-mile champion in 1961, RTTC British Best All-Rounder in 1978, and holder of several UK Road Records Association place-to-place cycling records.[1]
He was RTTC national 25-mile time trial champion in 1961, and currently holds age-related records.
In 2001, Woodburn received his award as best British Veteran from Eddy Merckx at the RTTC Champions Evening at Derby, on 6 January.[2]
In July 2002, he broke the 50 mile time-trial National Age Record for over 65s. He completed the Didcot course fourth overall in 1 hour 47 minutes and 40 seconds, breaking the record by nearly three minutes. He had been aiming for the record for two years and, recently retired, he had been using his new free time to put in extra training. At 70, he rode a 10-mile time trial in 21 minutes 48 seconds.