'Just keep working at it': 90-year-old pedals to national cyber cycling championship

Slow and steady was the way to go for Richard Winkler to earn a national cyber cycling championship.The 90-year-old California man was up to the national challenge and rode the bike like it was his full-time job alongside other stationary riders from all around the country. Richard pedaled for nearly 50 hours a week for a month, racking up more than 1,100 miles.His main cyber competition was a much younger woman."She was in her 60s. I’m in my 90s, so she would ride faster than I did, so I had to ride more hours to overcome the mileage," he said.Watch the video above to learn how Richard became a national cyber cycling champion.

Slow and steady was the way to go for Richard Winkler to earn a national cyber cycling championship.


The 90-year-old California man was up to the national challenge and rode the bike like it was his full-time job alongside other stationary riders from all around the country.

Richard pedaled for nearly 50 hours a week for a month, racking up more than 1,100 miles.

His main cyber competition was a much younger woman.

"She was in her 60s. I’m in my 90s, so she would ride faster than I did, so I had to ride more hours to overcome the mileage," he said.

Watch the video above to learn how Richard became a national cyber cycling champion.