At 22.54💝7km, Robert Marchand is still the fastest centenarian in the world
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French centenarian cyclist Robert Marchand reacts after setting a one-hour track cycling World record at 22.547kmꦉ in theꦇ over-105 age group
Robert Marchand before his atte🅘m🔯pt to break the 105+ world cycling hour record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Robert Marchand during his attempt to break the 105+ world cycl💎ing hour record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
A medical check for Marchand after his ho♐ur record attempt.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fans cheer Robert Marchand during his attempt to b﷽reak the 105+ world cycling hour record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Robert Mar🐻c🍨hand during his attempt to break the 105+ world cycling hour record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Robert Marchand during his attem♒pt to break the 105+ world cycling hour record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Robert Marchand during his attempt to br♚eak the 105🔯+ world cycling hour record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Robert Marchand in actio🃏n during his attempt to set a one-hour track cycling World record in the over-105 age group
Robert Marchand starts to ride in his attempt ♓to set a one-hour track cycling World record in the over-105 age group
Robert Marchand rides♉ in his attempt to set a one-hour track cဣycling World record in the over-105 age group
French centenarian cyclist Robert Marchand reacts after setting a one-hour track cycling World record ❀at 22.547km in the over-105 age group
Media gather around �♓�Robert Marchand after his record ride.
French centenarian cyclist Robert Marchand re💝acts after setting a one-hour track cycling World record at 22.547km in the over-105 age group
Fans surround Robert Marchand after setti♚ng a one-hour track cycling World record at 22.547km in the over-105 age group
French centenarian cyclist Robert Ma♏rchand reacts after setting a one-hour track cycling World record at 22.547km in the over-105🦂 age group
French centenarian cyclist Robertꦿ Marchand reacts after setting a one-hour track cycling World record at 22.547km in theꦿ over-105 age group
Rober▨t Marchand during his attempt to 🏅break the 105+ world cycling hour record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Robert ꦕMarchand during his attempt to break the 105+ world cycling hour record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Robert March♚and before 🌠his attempt to break the 105+ world cycling hour record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fans cheer Robಞert Marchand during his attempt to break the 105+ world cycling hour record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Robert Marchand during his attempt to break the ♓105+ world cycling hour record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Robert Marchand during his att🌜empt to break the 105+ world cycling h🍸our record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Robert Marchand during his attempt to break th𒊎e 105+ world cycling hour record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Robert Marchand during his attempt to break the 105+ world cyc൲🐲ling hour record.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
A nice custom touch for Robert Ma🔯rchand's hou💃r record bike.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
A nice custome touch fo🌜r Robert Marchand's 𝕴hour record bike.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Robert Marchand's hour record bike.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marchand's bike ready at the velodrome.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Officials check Marchand's bike bef🤪ore his attempt.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
French centenarian cyclist Robert Marchand reacts after setting a one-hour track cycling World record at 22.547km in the over-105 age gro✃up
Professional riders in recent years have been stretching their careers into their 40s. Jens Voigt, who recently 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:rode 27 hours for charity, retired before his 43rd birthday. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Chris Horner was still racing last year at 44, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Davide Rebellin is still racing at 45 and British rider Malcom Elliott raced through age 50. But none of those pros has anything on Robert Marchand when it comes to lo🥃ngevity.
On Wednesday, the 105-year-old Frenchman set a world reꦚcord in the 105+ age category - created especially for him - by riding 22.547km during his latest attempt. Marchand thrilled a crowd at the velodrome in Sai𓃲nt-Quentin-en-Yvelines with his new record, but it's not Marchand's first; he also set the record for the 100+ age category when he covered 26.927km three years ago.
The former firefighter, who subsis🎀ts on his pension in 🅠a small flat outside of of Paris, said he could have gone further than the 92 laps, but he missed a crucial timing board.
"I did not see the sign warning me I had 10 minutes left," Marchand told the Associated Press after his effort. "Otherwise I would have gone faster, I would have posted a better time. I'm now waiting for a rꩵival."
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