Peter Grandiek hopes to cycle more than 20km in one hour to beat the world record for his age group. Photo: Felicity DearPeter Grandiek is aiming to break a cycling world record, but after growing up in Nazi-occupied Holland, he feels lucky to ride a bike at all. The current record for his age group was 20km in one hour, but he was already cycling about 23km in that time, Mr Grandiek said. In 2015, he beat a world record for his age group. "It’s no good being nervous ... on the day you get a wee bit nervous and I think that’s probably a good thing.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 25, 2026 18:35 UTC