81-yr-old cyclist rides from Chattanooga to Liberty, MO

An 81-yr-old cyclist recently completed a ride from Chattanooge, TN, to Liberty, MO. He was re-creating a ride he first completed when he was a mere 57 years old. According to the ClayPlatte Dispatch article:

Donahoo said, the toughest part of the trip was in southeastern Missouri where the terrain is hilly, the roads lack shoulders and the wind was brutal.

"I got my kicks on Route 66," Donahoo said. "I was trying to avoid the hills." While Missouri is one of the worst biking states, he said, the friendliest for bikers is his home state of Tennessee.

"They have wide shoulders and marked bike lanes," he said.

Just 15 miles from his Liberty, Donahoo had a flat tire.

So tired he lacked the strength to pull a new tube onto the rim of his bike, Donahoo said he was tempted to call his brother- in-law to come and get him.

Just then a kind stranger came driving by in a pickup truck and asked if he needed help.