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‘I’m 90 for goodness sake’: rainforest activist to pedal 104 miles down Thames
Veteran campaigner Robin Hanbury-Tenison is raising money for a research station near his home in Cornwall Pedalling on water for more than a hundred miles in a heatwave, pushed back by east winds and having to navigate 31 locks would be a challenge for anybody. But when that body is 90 years old, with a bad knee, failing balance and malfunctioning arms and shoulders, it’s a herculean feat. Rainforest campaigner Robin Hanbury-Tenison, 90, is pedalling 104 miles down the River Thames from Oxford…
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