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16 June, 2025
Local biker does it again
THE 81-year-old Watsonville local has done it again after taking home gold at the UCI Mountain Bike Masters World Championships for the second consecutive year.
John Leslie donned his gold medal and enjoyed the win with his partner Beverley after the race.
John Leslie took out the 80-84-year-old category for cross country mountain biking in a blistering time of 24m 59.21s in the international event held just a few weekends ago.
“It feels very good to win it again. Two years in a row definitely makes it more special,” Mr Leslie said.
“I was happier this year because there were a couple of younger blokes still behind me so that made me feel a bit better,” he said laughing.
Next year, the competition will be held in Chile but the Watsonville local isn’t sure if he’ll be making the trek to compete.
“I’d definitely like to go over there to compete, but the chances are looking pretty slim at the moment,” he said.
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