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“Weekend warriors” to blame for rural cyclist casualties, Sunday Times implies

Newspaper’s analysis makes no mention of motorists – and suggests riders chasing KOMs and personal bests on Strava are behind countryside crashes

Tue, Sep 01, 2020 14:29
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Australia’s MAMIL trend sees middle-aged cyclists soar as percentage of injured riders admitted to hospital increases

45-64-year-olds now make up more than a quarter of hospital admissions -- quadrupling since turn of century

Thu, May 16, 2019 13:33
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London bike commuters in Lycra (copyright Britishcycloing.org_.uk)

The artist Grayson Perry talks about his Dutch bike – and says MAMILs confuse function with status

Turner Prize winner says expensive road bikes suit the Tour de France but are impractical for commuting

Thu, Jan 24, 2019 20:01
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Live blog: Will Norman corrects reporter who claimed London cycling in decline, Trek says its Domane+ e-bike does Tour de France speeds, Strava says 50-59s clock up most bike miles +more

Meanwhile, Chris Froome is today's unlikely source of banter on social media as he compares his legendary jog up the Ventoux to Christmas shopping!

Wed, Dec 19, 2018 16:36
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Video trailer: MAMIL – the documentary

90-minute film charts the phenomenon of middle-aged men in Lycra in Australia, the US and UK

Thu, Oct 12, 2017 18:42
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Sir Chris Hoy in 2012 Team GB kit (pic Team GB)

Updated: Sir Chris Hoy apologises for comments about MAMILs

Scot said he feels "sorry" for Middle Aged Men in Lycra and compared them to “an overweight football fan"

Tue, Aug 29, 2017 08:25
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Mind the Hedgehog (credit Naturetrustmalta.org)

Cyclists in Malta get spiky over Mind the Hedgehog signs

Drivers warned to look out for small mammals - but where are ones for larger MAMILs and others on bikes?

Mon, Dec 29, 2014 20:33
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Weight Training – licensed under CC BY 2.0 on Flickr by Eric Astrauskas

MAMILs – want to look better in Lycra? Start pumping iron!

Researchers at Harvard say mix of weight training and aerobic exercise best for avoiding middle-age spread

Tue, Dec 23, 2014 13:14
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It’s official – MAMILs get Oxford Dictionaries seal of approval as list of new words published

Acronym for 'Middle-aged men in Lycra' joins lolcat, Obamacare and tomoz in list of new inclusions

Thu, Dec 04, 2014 11:04
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YouGov Profiles Top Gear and Guardian (source YouGov)

“Quintessential” cyclist is middle-aged male Guardian reader – who’s also a Top Gear fan

Profiles app from market research firm YouGov highlights specific characteristics of bike riders

Tue, Nov 18, 2014 15:39
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