Isabel Woods is a 93-year-old who set long distance cycling records back in the 1950s. In this episode we talk about: <ul> <li>Street-games she played as a young girl on the streets of Belfast</li> <li>Saving up to buy her first bicycle while working in a factory</li> <li>Cycling through rain, wind and snow to make her club proud</li> <li>Giving a donkey a bath in her cottage</li> <li>Set dancing over Zoom during the pandemic</li> <li>And the greatest highs/lows she’s experienced along the way</li> </ul> Check it out.   // <a title= "https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/isabel-woods-cyclist" href= "https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/isabel-woods-cyclist"> https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/isabel-woods-cyclist</a> //

Isabel Woods is a 93-year-old who set long distance cycling records back in the 1950s. In this episode we talk about: Street-games she played as a young girl on the streets of Belfast Saving up to buy her first bicycle while working in a factory Cycling through rain, wind and snow to make her club proud Giving a donkey a bath in her cottage Set dancing over Zoom during the pandemic And the greatest highs/lows she’s experienced along the way Check it out. // https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/isabel-woods-cyclist //

Isabel Woods is a 93-year-old who set long distance cycling records back in the 1950s. In this episode we talk about: <ul> <li>Street-games she played as a young girl on the streets of Belfast</li> <li>Saving up to buy her first bicycle while working in a factory</li> <li>Cycling through rain, wind and snow to make her club proud</li> <li>Giving a donkey a bath in her cottage</li> <li>Set dancing over Zoom during the pandemic</li> <li>And the greatest highs/lows she’s experienced along the way</li> </ul> Check it out. &nbsp; // <a title="https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/isabel-woods-cyclist" href="https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/isabel-woods-cyclist" rel="noopener noreferrer"> https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/isabel-woods-cyclist</a> //

#278 Isabel Woods: The 93-Year-Old  Record-Breaking Cyclist

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Northern Ireland has a better story to tell — one that goes beyond bombs, bullets and a sunken ship. You are part of this story. With 300+ conversations featuring some of the incredible people who call this place home, our weekly show gives you the chance to get away from the clickbait and connect with the amazing things happening in Belfast. Previous guests include NASA Scientists, Billion-Dollar CEOs, 91-year-old park-runners, Oscar-winning directors, Olympic Gold medalists, Bitcoin Auctioneers, Tim Burton's puppet-maker and a guy who built an aeroplane in his garage. Well-known voices include Snow Patrol, Foy Vance, Julian Simmons, May McFettridge, Zoe Salmon, Andrew Trimble, The Dead Rabbit, Michael Deane, The Priests, Two Door Cinema Club, Oliver Jeffers, Pete Snodden, Colin Geddis, Mary Peters, Rebecca McKinney and May Blood — the millworker who became a peer in the House Of Lords. Check it out! https://bestofbelfast.org/

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