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Dvorak Mar 2018 6:00pm, 8 Mar 2018 15,643 posts	0 Dvorak Breaking news: OACs (Old Age Cyclists) have the immune systems of 20 year-olds. bbc.co.uk
Columba Mar 2018 6:06pm, 8 Mar 2018 15,043 posts	0 Columba That's very cheering, Dvorak.
runnyeyes Mar 2018 6:11pm, 8 Mar 2018 1,355 posts	0 runnyeyes Hey DocMoye. Congratulations 😄
DocMoye Mar 2018 9:16pm, 8 Mar 2018 21,020 posts	0 DocMoye Thanks guys and girls. 😀
Flatlander Mar 2018 9:37pm, 8 Mar 2018 1,073 posts	0 Flatlander Nice one Doc
Velociraptor Mar 2018 10:30pm, 8 Mar 2018 37,930 posts	0 Velociraptor I heard that on the radio tonight, Dvorak. Very pleasing for those who remain able to do lots of endurance exercise into old age (I intend to, but you never know what's waiting for you where health is concerned.)
ChrisHB Mar 2018 11:59pm, 8 Mar 2018 16,250 posts	0 ChrisHB Have they demonstrated that it isn't having the immune system of a 20 yo that allows them to cycle so far at such a distinguished age?
steve45 Mar 2018 9:40am, 9 Mar 2018 2,420 posts	0 steve45 I see that the WHO have reclassified age groups and you're middle aged if you are 66-79; elderly/ senior if you are 80-90......and "long lived elderly" if you are 100. +. !!! Oh...before all that comes "youth-young people" between 18 and 65!!! That seems a bit silly to me. I don't go for some of these so called tests that are supposed to show how certain groups of people are better in some ways than others. And which group/s of twenty year olds were being studied....rubbish!
hillstrider Mar 2018 9:58am, 9 Mar 2018 4,900 posts	0 hillstrider I wonder if that applies to 72 year olds who "spin" and run marathons.
Flatlander Mar 2018 11:20am, 9 Mar 2018 1,074 posts	0 Flatlander When I was in A&E last week, the doctor told me I was "young" (she wasn't going by my looks either, she had my notes and knew my age ;-)). I'm sorry, but I laughed :-)!