Great accomplishment at your age, RAA! I just turned 70 and no intention of slowing after 40yrs of cycling with a good bit of racing. You just don’t let the old man in 😅
What a lovely film. Being 70 myself in a few months ….remember very well from my road racing during the late 60’s and 70’s Colin and his Holdsworth pro.team…
@@rattyfingers8621 Well done - orange colour I presume. I bought my first serious bike from Colin back in the early 80's. It was a Holdsworth Equipe - the cheapest one they made. I wasn't fit or keen enough to join a club but now wished I had. Like you, I'm 60 this year and can call myself a respectable cyclist. Plan to visit Girona and do Roccacorba all being well. Best wishes and wish you pleasant cycling through the summer. James.
Colin Lewis, and Les West, probably the best two riders of their generation. I was never of a standard high enough to race with Colin, but did do loads of miles with him on the Falcon training camp in Majorca.
It was, until the road went up hill. He gave me some of his frame transfers, to go on my bike. I think i'm right in saying that Dave (Iron Man ) Bedwell worked in Colin's shop as wheel builder.@@CarrieHillFilms
This is great. I'm 52, but hope to be able to still be riding well into my 70s. This also reminded me of when i was an aspiring cyclist in my teens and getting absolutely smoked by a fellow in his 70s while on a club ride. Later found out he was the current US masters national TT champion at the time.
Keep at it. I'm 78 and this morning achieved a personal best on a hilly ride I've been doing for about 16 years, so hopefully you have plenty of good years left to ride.
I wish I was 52 again. I was still racing mountainbikes back then but since have stopped because the crashes started to hurt too much. I just ride road bikes now at 67 but still doing well. I don't know if that time will come when I can't ride bikes anymore so I ride every opportunity I can.
I'm just so happy to find this, I moved to Newton Abbot in 1988 & joined the Mid Devon...Colin gave me handslings up the last hills home on the Sunday clubruns, terrified me my pulling his jersey off over his head no hands while bumping bars with me on the same rides....thought I was going to knock him off as a newcomer to group riding...he was an utter beast on a bike and a total gentleman, may you rest in peace. I'm now 60 & still riding strong! 😎
Hi Steve I also lived and worked in Torbay at that time and rode with the Mid Devon Cycling Club. I well remember struggling together to to keep up on the harder training rides. Recall how tough and strong Colin was. Absolute beast. No longer riding but keeping fit. Greetings from Australia.
@@CarrieHillFilmsAbsolutely. I will be 92 next week, still riding a road bike and still wearing Lycra. Obviously not very fast or very far any more, but I helped a bit with that by adding a simple e-assist friction drive kit to the bike two years ago. Helps with the hills quite a lot, which had become a bit more difficult in recent years.
I'm really pleased to hear you're still enjoying riding at nearly 92 Vince, you're a fine example to us all 🚴🏻♂️. And a very Happy Birthday for next week 🎂.
Great little film. It was a new name for me in the world of British cycling. Admired his stance on not wanting to ride for a European team because of the drugs. Was still riding hard in his 70's, gives me some hope for the future. Sorry to see that he passed last year, RIP Mr Lewis.
Cela nous fait plaisir de voir cette vidéo ,nous avons l'impression de ré entendre des conversations que nous avons eu .Pour nous le Jumelage à Vire est lié à Colin Lewis qui était un immense passionné .Lorsqu'il venait avec des jeunes on sentait qu'il voulait qu'il progresse ....Nous avons rencontré une bonne personne... Famille Colombier de Vire We are pleased to see this video, it feels like we are re-listening to conversations we have had. For us, the Jumelage in Vire is connected to Colin Lewis, who was immensely passionate. When he came with young people, we could feel that he wanted them to progress. We have met a good person... the Colombier Family from Vire
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire - Colin a souvent mentionné Vire et il semblait qu'il avait beaucoup de bons souvenirs de ses visites là-bas. Thank you very much for your comment - Colin often mentioned Vire and it seemed he had many fond memories of his visits there.
Lovely film. Always remember Colin Lewis Cycles (when it was in Manor Road) where my dad bought me my first road bike in 1980. All I knew was Colin Lewis was an ex pro racer but never really cottoned on to the fact that he was quite so special until a lot later. The fact that he was still racing, and racing well, into his 70's is inspiration enough for me.
That's brilliant, I only learnt about Tommy Simpson the other day. This was such a nice film and is inspirational for us older riders to keep on plugging away.
I was searching for Lewis Collins and tripped on Colin Lewis. An interesting and captivating documentary about what was for me until now an unknown champion. You made here a lovely documentary on a charming figure of cycling. You managed to portray him and his own story with emotions and poetry. That has been a real pleasure to watch and have a glimpse on Colin Lewis life.
Thank you Colin for recording this history of your contribution to the world of British professional Cycle Racing. That was a sport i grew into as a teenager in the 60s and still riding again after 30 year layoff. I still have some Miroir De Sport magasines of the time and an autograft photo of Tom Simpson. I did not know you had such a hard time at home. A champion through and through. Enjoy your retirement. I am sharing mine with Kingston Wheelers , 20 years my senior in 2024 !
I'm sad to say that Colin passed away in 2022 but his legacy is continuing to inspire others to keep riding. I'm really pleased you got back to cycling and enjoy the club rides 😀🚴🏻♂️
Greetings. I stumbled on this by chance and recalled Colin's name and face instantly. I scrimped and saved my paper round money to buy my first 5-speed Raleigh Arena from him for 52 pounds - must have been late 70's. I then bought my Holdsworth from the shop in Chelston a few years later. I'm 60 this year and fitter than I have ever been in my life. I did Pug Major in Feb this year and want to do some of the other famous climbs around Europe. It's wonderful to see him still riding at 71! Really moving. Kind regards, James (originally from St Marychurch Tqy, now Cheltenham).
Had the privilege of knowing Colin and working with him a little. Total legend. Chicken leg in the jersey? Tin foil on his head? (4:48) Completly awesome!
I’m 71 too, raced back in the mid to late 60’s then came to Australia, there wasn’t much road racing then so didn’t carry on which I now regret. My bike back then was a Holdsworth. Still ride charity events but no racing. Thanks for the great trip down memory lane. I do remember the days where you could leave your bike outside your house and it would be there hours later. Not now in Oz and I guess not now in the UK either. Thanks again.
Thank you for writing Ian and I'm really glad you liked it. Enjoy your riding in Australia and I hope you've got some events coming up this year 😀 🚴🏻♂️
Truly wonderful piece of film, reminiscent of ‘Milk Race:On and On that features Les West who was a teammate of Colin’s back in the Holdsworth heydays and I’ve had the pleasure of riding with many times. Thanks so much for posting.
I bought my first bike, a Peugeot Criterium from Mr Lewis's cycle shop in Paignton in the late 1970's. Does anyone remember Dave Bedwell who worked there, another great cyclist, who rebuilt my rear wheel so I never broke another spoke. As I didn't know much about racing in those days I didn't appreciate their achievements until much later. Many thanks for a great film
Thank you for writing and I'm glad the film brought back memories for you with your first bike coming from Colin's shop. I don't know the other chap but perhaps someone on here does? Sounds like he did a great job! 😀🚴🏻♂️
Colin handed us a bottle at a race about ten years ago down in Devon. I was not one of his riders but he offered it, on a climb with a strong sling as I went over the top, with a word of encouragement. Still have the bottle, one of my prized possessions. I’m old enough to remember who the great man is 😉👌
Wow, Carrie Hill Films. You have certainly captured the essence of what it takes to be a champion. Watching this documentary, on Colin, has given me new inspiration to keep pushing those pedals. I am 70 and still riding a road bike here in Australia. Thank you so much for that wonderful insight. I needed it!
Got to agree with you, Alan; absolutely awe-inspiring! I just turned 65 and for some time now been dreaming of donning some cycling kit and racing again, as I did back in the late 80's. May the knees be with us!
This is so great! I used to ride with Colin when I was a member of the Mid Devon Road Club. He was a super friendly and helpful person who was a tough as nails. In the 80s the MDRC - where Colin was Chairman and defacto ‘directeur’ - the training and racing was as hard as hell. But those were super happy days.
For me there is a certain atmosphere about racing in the 60's and 70's. The cyclists all seemed super tough, with ill fitting bikes, long days in the saddle and just eating what they could to keep them going. Really enjoyed that, a nice little reminder of those days.
I knew Colin well, right up to his final years… I was privileged to go to his home and listen to his stories of getting in breakaways with Gimondi and Merckx , how he took up cycling after a bet with his mate that he could get into the Olympics … he was one of a kind, lovely bloke and an artist too.
I'm glad you knew Colin and got to hear some of his stories first hand, it was amazing to think of the cycling history he was part of. And indeed he was one of a kind.
Great film about an incredible man. I was in the same peloton as him (I'd hesitate to say I raced with him) several times in the mid-1980s when I was in my early 20s - he was handing it to lads 20 plus years his junior, even then. I got to know him better, later, at the shop. Perfect gent, hard as hard can be on the bike, a remarkably kind and approachable person off it.
Thank you very much. That's great you got to race (you were still in there!) with Colin and saw what an incredible rider he was and yes, a very kind person too 🚴🏻♂️
In 2003, I had the pleasure of spending a week on a training camp in Spain which Colin led. He was an absolute gentleman, had time to speak to everyone, willing to pass on help and knowledge to all riders but still had it in 'spades full' at 60 (as he would have been then)
Fantastic film,thank you for making it!! Have never heard of Colin but he looks like a sound man!! PS My 2nd favourite team are Torquay Utd,maybe thats why this video came up on my TH-cam channel!!
I'm 65 and most/all of my old riding mates have hung up their cleats. I have to ride with much younger riders now which is a challenge but helps to keep me going and pushing myself.
Great living life story! Never slow down to LET the old man in 😅 I’ve a good crew of retirees to cycle with constantly challenging each other. I’m recovering from an “un-ceremonious dismount” AC joint seperation snd a bit stir crazy to be back on the bike. Love dropping those 1/2 lifers when I can and trying to hold those really fast wheels. You’re an inspiration!
Thanks Colin. I’m back riding again both road and mountain bike. Hope the weather is nice and your rides are going well. You are an inspiration to multitudes!
wow im 53 , only started cycling around 2019 during Covid after loosing 30kg, and feel inspired now , love cycling , cheers Colin , greetings from Sydney Australia
This film I think was made in 2013 as Colin now must be in his 80's. He lived around the corner from me in St Marychurch, Torquay so I knew him and his Mum and Dad. I remember my father brought my first proper bike from him when he worked at Brants cycles in St Marychurch next to the Links Hotel. It was a reward for failing the 11 plus exams Colin was then building his sports bikes out of bits and bobs. My second bike was bought from him when he had his shop in Manor Rd. Preston, Paignton. He was always the most modest of men and I hope still is. Thanks for bringing a few cherished memories back to an old man 76 and still cycling albeit slowly.
Gosh this is bringing back memories. I lived in Western Road and saw Colin going off on his rides some Sundays. I remember Brants and used to deliver newspapers there and browse the bikes all lined up. I remember the Links too. I bought a couple of bikes from Manor Rd and remember him giving me a basic tip on getting some toe clips to improve my riding efficiency. I managed to run my Holdsworth into the back of a Mini Metro on a wet Saturday morning in Fleet St. I thought I was for the chop but a couple of nuns got out and fussed over me for a bit. The frame got bent and shortened the wheelbase by about 2 inches, so I ended up selling it for a nominal sum. Best wishes for the cycling - there is too much traffic in the UK, I find, and take more enjoyment from trips abroad.
Great to see cyclists from yesteryear. In the 60’s and early 70’s, we didn’t have the internet and were dependent on Cycling Weekly and monthly Cycle Sport for race reviews / results. Colin Lewis and Les West were two of the top cyclists in the UK at that time and Colin still looks fit.
I loved looking through the old footage 😀. I wonder if it made it more exciting as you had to wait for the news? Colin was always such a strong rider 🚴🏻♂️
I don’t believe that the reporting delays added to the excitement but as the magazines were the only source of information, we read them all from cover to cover, adverts included.
Colin was a brilliant racing cyclist along with great Les West In Holdsworth halcyon days then came July 13 with its tragedy Gil Taylor Bob Maitland were in shock as we met up for a Midlands race the following morning Colin, Barry Everyone must have been gutted we felt for them Muriel Maitland In floods of tears so well done Colin Happy NewYear To All Of Us for great memories inc Dave Bedwell John Perks Harry Reynolds are still Cycling in Midlands you will be happy to know Take Care John Turner
Been riding for years, stopped recently (became too risky in the area I lived in, but now at the coast so maybe start again). Running is what keeps me moving now. Not into supplements, but I recently discovered the benefits of L-Citrulline, and it's transformed my running. Faster, longer and stronger up hills, and can push HR well beyond previous limits. Apparently, the benefits extend to cycling as well (study is available online). And one other benefit which senior guys might enjoy (but you can find that one yourself).
Great video. Inspirational. I’m 68 and still pushing myself. Race Across America team in 2021 finisher. I don’t want to stop riding.
Great accomplishment at your age, RAA! I just turned 70 and no intention of slowing after 40yrs of cycling with a good bit of racing. You just don’t let the old man in 😅
Great work on your RAA finish, that's brilliant 💪. Never stop or slow! 🚴🏻♂️
@@awesomexistence Yep,biological age is what matters,not chronological💪👍
There is NOTHING like riding a bike and feeling the wind in your face. That feeling never gets old, so I say keeping riding!!
You're exactly right Cherrie! 😀🚴🏻♂️🥰
70 yrs here and still riding strong 💪 Your story is so inspiring Colin! Keep them cranks turning, baby!
71 now, 72 in April.
@terryhollands2794 🚴♀️👍👍👍
That is great news! Sending very much respect to all the 70+ riders who have commented, keep up the good work as you're inspiring us all 😀💪🚴🏻♂️
What a lovely film. Being 70 myself in a few months ….remember very well from my road racing during the late 60’s and 70’s Colin and his Holdsworth pro.team…
Thank you Felix, I'm glad it brought back memories from your own racing days 🚴🏻♂️.
For my 60th birthday I bought myself a Holdsworth. Modern light steel, carbon fork. It's a dream to ride!
@rattyfingers8621 That sounds like a great birthday treat 🚴🏻♂️, I hope you enjoyed your day 🎂
@@rattyfingers8621 Well done - orange colour I presume. I bought my first serious bike from Colin back in the early 80's. It was a Holdsworth Equipe - the cheapest one they made. I wasn't fit or keen enough to join a club but now wished I had. Like you, I'm 60 this year and can call myself a respectable cyclist. Plan to visit Girona and do Roccacorba all being well. Best wishes and wish you pleasant cycling through the summer. James.
Fantastic video. Very inspirational for us older riders!
Thank you very much indeed and I am so pleased to hear that, keep on riding! 😀🚴🏻♂️
RIP Colin Lewis
Colin Lewis, and Les West, probably the best two riders of their generation. I was never of a standard high enough to race with Colin, but did do loads of miles with him on the Falcon training camp in Majorca.
I bet that was great to ride with Colin in Majorca - I hope you're still riding 😀🚴🏻♂️
It was, until the road went up hill. He gave me some of his frame transfers, to go on my bike. I think i'm right in saying that Dave (Iron Man ) Bedwell worked in Colin's shop as wheel builder.@@CarrieHillFilms
I was a cyclist back in the 60s/70s and remember Colin, what a guy.
This is great. I'm 52, but hope to be able to still be riding well into my 70s.
This also reminded me of when i was an aspiring cyclist in my teens and getting absolutely smoked by a fellow in his 70s while on a club ride. Later found out he was the current US masters national TT champion at the time.
Thank you - keep riding and you'll be the oldie smoking the rest one day 😀.
Keep at it. I'm 78 and this morning achieved a personal best on a hilly ride I've been doing for about 16 years, so hopefully you have plenty of good years left to ride.
Congratulations on your personal best Alan, that's brilliant (and very encouraging to hear)! 🏆
I wish I was 52 again. I was still racing mountainbikes back then but since have stopped because the crashes started to hurt too much. I just ride road bikes now at 67 but still doing well. I don't know if that time will come when I can't ride bikes anymore so I ride every opportunity I can.
@charlesmansplaining That's great to hear you're doing well, keep up the road riding 😀🚴🏻♂️
I'm just so happy to find this, I moved to Newton Abbot in 1988 & joined the Mid Devon...Colin gave me handslings up the last hills home on the Sunday clubruns, terrified me my pulling his jersey off over his head no hands while bumping bars with me on the same rides....thought I was going to knock him off as a newcomer to group riding...he was an utter beast on a bike and a total gentleman, may you rest in peace. I'm now 60 & still riding strong! 😎
They sound typical Colin moves 😆. Keep on riding strong 🚴🏻♂️.
Hi Steve
I also lived and worked in Torbay at that time and rode with the Mid Devon Cycling Club. I well remember struggling together to to keep up on the harder training rides. Recall how tough and strong Colin was. Absolute beast. No longer riding but keeping fit. Greetings from Australia.
this is an awesome film, I was feeling like I was too old for cycling, but this just gives me even more hope seeing him zooming around in those shots.
That is wonderful to hear 🚲 (you're never too old 😀).
Thank you Carrie Hill for that lovely piece on Colin. What a rider he is!! Chapeau 😎🍀👍
@@CarrieHillFilmsAbsolutely. I will be 92 next week, still riding a road bike and still wearing Lycra. Obviously not very fast or very far any more, but I helped a bit with that by adding a simple e-assist friction drive kit to the bike two years ago. Helps with the hills quite a lot, which had become a bit more difficult in recent years.
Lovely film, thank you for this.
i remember reading about Colin in the Cycling News.
I'm really pleased to hear you're still enjoying riding at nearly 92 Vince, you're a fine example to us all 🚴🏻♂️. And a very Happy Birthday for next week 🎂.
67 here, fitter now than I ever was before retirement and hoping I can stay as fit when I'm 71.
Well done, it sounds like you're doing great 💪🚴🏻♂️, keep it up!
Great little film. It was a new name for me in the world of British cycling. Admired his stance on not wanting to ride for a European team because of the drugs. Was still riding hard in his 70's, gives me some hope for the future. Sorry to see that he passed last year, RIP Mr Lewis.
Thank you. It is sad that Colin's no longer with us but great to think he's still encouraging so many people to keep riding 🚴🏻♂️
Wow... wonderful...much thnx for giving this story to us***
Thank you, you're most welcome 😊.
Nice job keep on riding , I am 67 and loving it. 😃🚵♀️
mouldoil1937 86 and still trting
64 yrs young here and still TTing at 42-43k/hr. Name of the game is to keep moving.
Keep up the excellent work, you're all an inspiration 😀🚴🏻♂️
Cela nous fait plaisir de voir cette vidéo ,nous avons l'impression de ré entendre des conversations que nous avons eu .Pour nous le Jumelage à Vire est lié à Colin Lewis qui était un immense passionné .Lorsqu'il venait avec des jeunes on sentait qu'il voulait qu'il progresse ....Nous avons rencontré une bonne personne... Famille Colombier de Vire
We are pleased to see this video, it feels like we are re-listening to conversations we have had. For us, the Jumelage in Vire is connected to Colin Lewis, who was immensely passionate. When he came with young people, we could feel that he wanted them to progress. We have met a good person... the Colombier Family from Vire
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire - Colin a souvent mentionné Vire et il semblait qu'il avait beaucoup de bons souvenirs de ses visites là-bas.
Thank you very much for your comment - Colin often mentioned Vire and it seemed he had many fond memories of his visits there.
Lovely film. Always remember Colin Lewis Cycles (when it was in Manor Road) where my dad bought me my first road bike in 1980. All I knew was Colin Lewis was an ex pro racer but never really cottoned on to the fact that he was quite so special until a lot later. The fact that he was still racing, and racing well, into his 70's is inspiration enough for me.
Thank you, that's good you knew him from the shop days. Yes, he could certainly still give many riders a pasting in his 70s! 🚴🏻♂️
inspiration!!!! Been riding for 16 years already. Hoping i can ride when im 71!!!!!
Or even 91 😀🚴🏻♂️, keep up the riding!
Great, great little film.
Thank you very much, I'm really glad you liked it 😀🚴🏻♂️
What a wonderful film. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks very much.
That's brilliant, I only learnt about Tommy Simpson the other day. This was such a nice film and is inspirational for us older riders to keep on plugging away.
Thank you - it makes you realise how much you can do if you stick with it. Keep riding! 🚴🏻♂️
What a lovely unassuming dear man!
I was searching for Lewis Collins and tripped on Colin Lewis.
An interesting and captivating documentary about what was for me until now an unknown champion.
You made here a lovely documentary on a charming figure of cycling. You managed to portray him and his own story with emotions and poetry. That has been a real pleasure to watch and have a glimpse on Colin Lewis life.
Lewis Collins wasn't so good on the bike but he was more than capable of giving you a good hiding after jumping across the bonnet of his Ford Capri.
Thank you so much for your kind words Hamish and I'm glad you enjoyed discovering Colin Lewis.
lol 😁absolutely!!@@benedictearlson9044
Thank you Colin for recording this history of your contribution to the world of British professional Cycle Racing. That was a sport i grew into as a teenager in the 60s and still riding again after 30 year layoff. I still have some Miroir De Sport magasines of the time and an autograft photo of Tom Simpson. I did not know you had such a hard time at home. A champion through and through. Enjoy your retirement. I am sharing mine with Kingston Wheelers , 20 years my senior in 2024 !
I'm sad to say that Colin passed away in 2022 but his legacy is continuing to inspire others to keep riding. I'm really pleased you got back to cycling and enjoy the club rides 😀🚴🏻♂️
Greetings. I stumbled on this by chance and recalled Colin's name and face instantly. I scrimped and saved my paper round money to buy my first 5-speed Raleigh Arena from him for 52 pounds - must have been late 70's. I then bought my Holdsworth from the shop in Chelston a few years later. I'm 60 this year and fitter than I have ever been in my life. I did Pug Major in Feb this year and want to do some of the other famous climbs around Europe. It's wonderful to see him still riding at 71! Really moving. Kind regards, James (originally from St Marychurch Tqy, now Cheltenham).
RIP Colin, what a great character and inspiration to us older cyclists
I think he'd be pleased to know how many people he's encouraging to carry on riding 🚴🏻♂️
Fantastic and thank you for sharing. Old Lions still roar! 👍🏼🚴🏼🚴🏼🚴🏼🚴🏼
Thank you, and they sure do 😀 🚴🏻♂️.
Had the privilege of knowing Colin and working with him a little. Total legend. Chicken leg in the jersey? Tin foil on his head? (4:48) Completly awesome!
Yes a legend indeed. And the chicken leg in the jersey is one of my favourite Colin quotes 😆🍗
A++++. Wonderful short film of Colin's life. Not an E-bike in sight. Just how it should be.
Thank you very much 😀🚴🏻♂️
I’m 71 too, raced back in the mid to late 60’s then came to Australia, there wasn’t much road racing then so didn’t carry on which I now regret. My bike back then was a Holdsworth. Still ride charity events but no racing. Thanks for the great trip down memory lane. I do remember the days where you could leave your bike outside your house and it would be there hours later. Not now in Oz and I guess not now in the UK either. Thanks again.
Thank you for writing Ian and I'm really glad you liked it. Enjoy your riding in Australia and I hope you've got some events coming up this year 😀 🚴🏻♂️
Truly wonderful piece of film, reminiscent of ‘Milk Race:On and On that features Les West who was a teammate of Colin’s back in the Holdsworth heydays and I’ve had the pleasure of riding with many times. Thanks so much for posting.
You are most welcome and thank you for your kind words 😊. I shall make sure to find that film 🚴🏻♂️
Carrie Hill, you did a marvelous job with this little film. Chapeau!
Thank you for your kind words, it means a lot 😊
What a man God bless you hope you have many more years to go ❤
I'm sad to say Colin passed away in 2022 but it is great to read how many people he has inspired to keep riding 🚴🏻♂️
I bought my first bike, a Peugeot Criterium from Mr Lewis's cycle shop in Paignton in the late 1970's. Does anyone remember Dave Bedwell who worked there, another great cyclist, who rebuilt my rear wheel so I never broke another spoke. As I didn't know much about racing in those days I didn't appreciate their achievements until much later. Many thanks for a great film
Thank you for writing and I'm glad the film brought back memories for you with your first bike coming from Colin's shop. I don't know the other chap but perhaps someone on here does? Sounds like he did a great job! 😀🚴🏻♂️
Thank you enjoy that a lot what a humble lovely man.
Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it 😀🚴🏻♂️
Loved this
Thank you very much 😀🚴🏻♂️
Brilliant memories. Thank You
Thank you, I'm glad it brought back memories for you 🚴🏻♂️
Colin handed us a bottle at a race about ten years ago down in Devon. I was not one of his riders but he offered it, on a climb with a strong sling as I went over the top, with a word of encouragement. Still have the bottle, one of my prized possessions. I’m old enough to remember who the great man is 😉👌
Wonderful memory.
I'm glad it brought back good memories and thank you for writing😀 🚴🏻♂️
Wow, Carrie Hill Films. You have certainly captured the essence of what it takes to be a champion. Watching this documentary, on Colin, has given me new inspiration to keep pushing those pedals. I am 70 and still riding a road bike here in Australia. Thank you so much for that wonderful insight. I needed it!
Thank you very much Alan - I have a feeling Colin would be very pleased to know he's inspiring so many people to keep riding 🚴🏻♂️😀.
Got to agree with you, Alan; absolutely awe-inspiring! I just turned 65 and for some time now been dreaming of donning some cycling kit and racing again, as I did back in the late 80's. May the knees be with us!
I hope the racing dreams come alive in 2024 for you! 🚴🏻♂️ 🏆
@@CarrieHillFilms Thank you so kindly for your good thoughts!
Loved the inspirational feel of the video. I'm an avid cyclist in the NY area about the same age. GO Grey!
Thank you for your comment and may you have a great year of cycling! 😀🚴🏻♂️
71 and still looking to my next personal best. They seem to be happening less and less. Still love the ride.
Keep trying for it - I'm encouraged by the 78 year old who shared in the comments that he just achieved a personal best 😀🚴🏻♂️.
Enjoyed that thanks. A star from a broken galaxy. What doesnt break me...Army Dad. Had one too.
Thank you very much. He certainly had an incredible strength 🚴🏻♂️
Inspired... I want to keep riding my bike!
Brilliant! I'm glad Colin has inspired you to keep cycling 😀🚴🏻♂️
Wonderful film! Well done to all involved and of course, happy that Colin took time to share his story.
Thank you very much.
Great story,inspiring and motivating. I'm 65 and enjoy cycling. Thank you.
Thank you very much, I'm glad you're enjoying cycling too and it's lovely reading how Colin's story is encouraging people to keep riding 😀🚴🏻♂️
Great little film that lass.
Thank you very much indeed 😀🚴🏻♂️
Too short. but I could watch hours of old legends riding and chatting about yesteryear. well done!
Thank you 😀🚴🏻♂️
This is so great! I used to ride with Colin when I was a member of the Mid Devon Road Club. He was a super friendly and helpful person who was a tough as nails. In the 80s the MDRC - where Colin was Chairman and defacto ‘directeur’ - the training and racing was as hard as hell. But those were super happy days.
Thank you very much 😀. It's so nice reading about how many people enjoyed riding and training with Colin 🚴🏻♂️.
Simply wonderful
Thank you very much 😀
This video is awesome 👏
Thank you so much 😀
FANTASTIC. Much respect to you Sir.
Thank you very much 😀
so much in such a short film. terrific.
Thank you ever so much 😀🚴🏻♂️
"Vittoria sponge" - my favourite ever Freudian slip 😆
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I had to read this twice before the penny dropped. Very good! Perhaps some Srambled egg on toast first?
For me there is a certain atmosphere about racing in the 60's and 70's. The cyclists all seemed super tough, with ill fitting bikes, long days in the saddle and just eating what they could to keep them going. Really enjoyed that, a nice little reminder of those days.
Thank you ever so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Yes, the riders certainly seemed pretty hard back then! 🚴🏻♂️
I knew Colin well, right up to his final years… I was privileged to go to his home and listen to his stories of getting in breakaways with Gimondi and Merckx , how he took up cycling after a bet with his mate that he could get into the Olympics … he was one of a kind, lovely bloke and an artist too.
I'm glad you knew Colin and got to hear some of his stories first hand, it was amazing to think of the cycling history he was part of. And indeed he was one of a kind.
Great film about an incredible man.
I was in the same peloton as him (I'd hesitate to say I raced with him) several times in the mid-1980s when I was in my early 20s - he was handing it to lads 20 plus years his junior, even then. I got to know him better, later, at the shop. Perfect gent, hard as hard can be on the bike, a remarkably kind and approachable person off it.
Thank you very much. That's great you got to race (you were still in there!) with Colin and saw what an incredible rider he was and yes, a very kind person too 🚴🏻♂️
Wonderful! What a story. ❤
Thank you very much 😀🚴🏻♂️
Inspirational.
Fantastic! Enjoy and Strive Forward
Thank you very much 😀🚴🏻♂️
Thank you so much for this video.
You're most welcome 🚴🏻♂️.
Amazing film and person. Thank you for this.
Thank you very much indeed, it was a privilege to spend the time making this with Colin 🚴🏻♂️
Thanks for the upload, nice to remember early racing, while we watch the new gen rip up the roads
You are most welcome Mike, it's good to see how tough they were back along 😀🚴🏻♂️
Great video! has given me inspiration especially now I have medical conditions. Nice one Colin!
Thanks Gary, I hope you're doing well and that cycling makes things a bit better😀🚴🏻♂️
Ace film. Great bloke.
Cheers
Thanks Brian.
really a good video. ein wirklich gutes Video👏
Vielen Dank! 😀
In 2003, I had the pleasure of spending a week on a training camp in Spain which Colin led. He was an absolute gentleman, had time to speak to everyone, willing to pass on help and knowledge to all riders but still had it in 'spades full' at 60 (as he would have been then)
That sounds like a great trip (and I bet he worked you hard 😆🚴🏻♂️)!
Fair play to him, I cycle home from work and I'm fecked at 51 this guy's almost in his 80s
Cheers Colin!
Nice! Ride on.
Thank you 😀🚴🏻♂️
Fit fast and clever!! Inspirational.
He certainly was! 😀 🚴🏻♂️
Fantastic film,thank you for making it!! Have never heard of Colin but he looks like a sound man!! PS My 2nd favourite team are Torquay Utd,maybe thats why this video came up on my
TH-cam channel!!
You're most welcome, thank you for writing and I'm really pleased you liked it 😀 🚴🏻♂️
I'm 65 and most/all of my old riding mates have hung up their cleats. I have to ride with much younger riders now which is a challenge but helps to keep me going and pushing myself.
That's great to hear, keep holding on to those wheels! 💪🚴🏻♂️
Wonderful!
Thank you.
Lovely little film.And yeah, I am still on the bike.
Thank you and I'm glad to hear it 😀🚴🏻♂️
Great living life story! Never slow down to LET the old man in 😅
I’ve a good crew of retirees to cycle with constantly challenging each other. I’m recovering from an “un-ceremonious dismount” AC joint seperation snd a bit stir crazy to be back on the bike. Love dropping those 1/2 lifers when I can and trying to hold those really fast wheels. You’re an inspiration!
I hope your recovery is going well and you'll soon be back to dropping the kids, never slow down! 😀 🚴🏻♂️
Thanks Colin. I’m back riding again both road and mountain bike. Hope the weather is nice and your rides are going well. You are an inspiration to multitudes!
enjoyed it very much thank you
Thank you, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it 😀
wow im 53 , only started cycling around 2019 during Covid after loosing 30kg, and feel inspired now , love cycling , cheers Colin , greetings from Sydney Australia
That's great to hear you discovered cycling - keep on riding! 🚴🏻♂️😀
This film I think was made in 2013 as Colin now must be in his 80's. He lived around the corner from me in St Marychurch, Torquay so I knew him and his Mum and Dad. I remember my father brought my first proper bike from him when he worked at Brants cycles in St Marychurch next to the Links Hotel. It was a reward for failing the 11 plus exams Colin was then building his sports bikes out of bits and bobs. My second bike was bought from him when he had his shop in Manor Rd. Preston, Paignton. He was always the most modest of men and I hope still is. Thanks for bringing a few cherished memories back to an old man 76 and still cycling albeit slowly.
I'm glad you knew Colin from the early days and this brought some happy memories back. Well done on the cycling, keep it up! 🚴🏻♂️😀
Gosh this is bringing back memories. I lived in Western Road and saw Colin going off on his rides some Sundays. I remember Brants and used to deliver newspapers there and browse the bikes all lined up. I remember the Links too. I bought a couple of bikes from Manor Rd and remember him giving me a basic tip on getting some toe clips to improve my riding efficiency. I managed to run my Holdsworth into the back of a Mini Metro on a wet Saturday morning in Fleet St. I thought I was for the chop but a couple of nuns got out and fussed over me for a bit. The frame got bent and shortened the wheelbase by about 2 inches, so I ended up selling it for a nominal sum. Best wishes for the cycling - there is too much traffic in the UK, I find, and take more enjoyment from trips abroad.
Legend
Great to see cyclists from yesteryear. In the 60’s and early 70’s, we didn’t have the internet and were dependent on Cycling Weekly and monthly Cycle Sport for race reviews / results. Colin Lewis and Les West were two of the top cyclists in the UK at that time and Colin still looks fit.
I loved looking through the old footage 😀. I wonder if it made it more exciting as you had to wait for the news? Colin was always such a strong rider 🚴🏻♂️
Really interesting, amazing career
Enjoyed that thank you.
Thank you for watching 😀
Nicely done, thanks
And thank you for watching 😀!
So good….
This is the kind of content that cheers me up. Greets from Belgium, Simon
... my dad never attend a race as well. Being a cyclist is kind of a loner game anyway.
What a guy.
Love this mate, superb. You are a great insperation and a good soul. ❤😊
I don’t believe that the reporting delays added to the excitement but as the magazines were the only source of information, we read them all from cover to cover, adverts included.
That's good they were so well appreciated!
very cool
Thank you,really enjoyed the film. just subscribed!!
I'm pleased you enjoyed it and many thanks indeed 😀 🚴🏻♂️
Colin was a brilliant racing cyclist along with great Les West In Holdsworth halcyon days then came July 13 with its tragedy Gil Taylor Bob Maitland were in shock as we met up for a Midlands race the following morning Colin, Barry Everyone must have been gutted we felt for them Muriel Maitland In floods of tears so well done Colin Happy NewYear To All Of Us for great memories inc Dave Bedwell John Perks Harry Reynolds are still Cycling in Midlands you will be happy to know Take Care John Turner
It's lovely to hear from those of you who knew and raced with Colin and that you're still cycling. Happy New Year to you too John 🚴🏻♂️.
Well done Colin.
nice work .insperation for all .cheers
Thank you 😀🚴🏻♂️
Motorcycles are my bike of choice
Love the fueling strategy, ‘take a leg of chicken in the jersey’ 😅
Just wait, they'll all be doing it at the Tour next summer 😆.
Great video.
Thank you, I'm really glad you enjoyed it 😀🚴🏻♂️
Very Good
Thank you for watching 😀
Way to go man , I'm 61 and hope to keep pedalling too 😊
You're only a young'un, definitely keep pedalling! 😀🚴🏻♂️
@@CarrieHillFilms hey I got a video of my 83 year old dad riding my ebike on my channel !
He looks like a cool Dad! 😀
Been riding for years, stopped recently (became too risky in the area I lived in, but now at the coast so maybe start again). Running is what keeps me moving now. Not into supplements, but I recently discovered the benefits of L-Citrulline, and it's transformed my running. Faster, longer and stronger up hills, and can push HR well beyond previous limits. Apparently, the benefits extend to cycling as well (study is available online). And one other benefit which senior guys might enjoy (but you can find that one yourself).
Well done, it sounds like you're doing great 🏃🏻♂️, keep going! 😀
Age 76,50 yrs. Cycling. Zwift and Strava have shown me amazing stats on us “old” cyclists.
Keep up the great work 💪🚴🏻♂️! I'm so impressed by all the comments from the seasoned riders and their achievements 😀🏆