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81 year old cyclist catches 29 year old thief

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - An 81-year-old Dutchman who saw a shoplifter flee a supermarket in The Hague chased after the thief on his bike and crashed into the man to stop him, police said Tuesday.

Officers said the 81-year-old had observed the shoplifter 29, run from the supermarket with two employees in pursuit.

"The man did not hesitate a moment, followed the fleeing suspect on his bike, rode into his legs, whereupon both fell," police said in a statement.

The cyclist injured his hand and shin in the fall and had to undergo treatment.

The shoplifter was arrested and found to be carrying 122 euros ($162) worth of cosmetics, police said.

Cycling is very popular in the Netherlands. The famously flat country has more bikes than people with each resident riding an average of more than 900 km (560 miles) a year.

Scientific Proof That Kickbiking Makes You Smarter

US based medical researchers have discovered that exercise actually boosts brainpower.

According to a recent report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center studied the ability of mice to grow new brain cells in the dentate gyrus portion of the hippocampus when subjected to a regular exercise regime. Using MRI scans to document the changes in the mouse brains, they were able to establish a positive link between exercise, improved blood flow, and the corresponding increase in brain cells.

Extrapolating their findings from mice to humans, they were able to confirm similar MRI scan patterns in the same areas of human subjects following sustained exercise.

Therefore, we are finally able to clearly state, without fear of contradiction, that not only is it "smart to kick" but it is also "kick to be smart!"

Let's all get out there on our scooters and kick our brains into high gear!