French cyclist Robert Marchand, 105 years old, pedals to beat his record for distance cycled in one hour, at the velodrome of Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, outside Paris last Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017.
Nearly a century ago, Robert Marchand was told by a coach that he should quit cycling because he would never achieve anything on a bike.
He showed that prediction wrong again on Wednesday.
In a skin-tight yellow and violet jersey, the 105-year-old Frenchman set a world record in the 105-plus age category — created especially for the indefatigable veteran — by riding 22.547 kilometers (14.010 miles) in one hour.
“I’m now waiting for an oponent,” he said.
Marchand had ridden faster in the past on the boards of the Velodrome National, a state of the art venue used to train the elite of track cycling. But he had warned before that his latest try that his current form was not as good.
“I did not see the sign warning me I had 10 minutes left,” Marchand said after his effort. “Otherwise I would have gone faster, I would have posted a better time. I’m not tired. I thought my legs would hurt, but they don’t. My arms hurt, you have to hurt somewhere.” –Robert Marchand
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