105-year-old man sets record by cycling more than 14 miles in an hour

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01-04-17, 01:55 PM

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105-year-old man sets record by cycling more than 14 miles in an hour

Robert Marchand set the first hour record in the over-100s category in 2012, then beat it himself two years later at the age of 102, when he covered more than 16 miles. While his distance in Wednesday’s ride was not as great as those two, the new over-105s category had been specially created for him to reflect the magnitude of his feat.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...obert-marchand

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We need to find out what kind of equipment he was using,

01-04-17, 01:59 PM

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“Otherwise I would have gone faster, I would have posted a better time. I’m now waiting for a rival.”

I hope he doesn't have to wait too long!

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So he's 68 and starts making cycling goals. Not knowing he'd have nearly 40 years more time in achieving them.. Wow.

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I watched a Livestream for a bit. He was using a geared drop bar road bike.

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We need to find out what kind of equipment he was using,

And what color his bike is...

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He was riding tubeless with discs.

01-04-17, 05:00 PM

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And what color his bike is...

No one would ever have been able to manager 14 mph if the bike wasn't red.

01-05-17, 12:32 AM

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His CTL must be through the roof.

Seriously though, I love this guy.

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I first heard of him when he was 100. This guy is my hero!

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I watched a Livestream for a bit. He was using a geared drop bar road bike.

Tennis shoes and toe strap pedals! Amazing man. Hope to still be on the bike at that age.

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I'll be happy if I see 80 years old

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We need to find out what kind of equipment he was using,

I'm more interested in his diet.

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I have something to shoot for when I turn 105...45 years from now.

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His record is amazing, and also that he looks like a healthy 75 yrs old.

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So, if he rode 16 miles in an hour, anyone know what his mph was? (Cannot believe I am the first one to question this)

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So, if he rode 16 miles in an hour, anyone know what his mph was? (Cannot believe I am the first one to question this)

His average speed was 16mph, but as we all know here, average speed means nothing.

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Strava or it didn't happen.

Srsly....He's more than twice my age. In my current condition, he'd probably kick my butt.

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So, if he rode 16 miles in an hour, anyone know what his mph was? (Cannot believe I am the first one to question this)

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His average speed was 16mph, but as we all know here, average speed means nothing.

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I guess you're fairly new here? It's an inner joke - there were a lot of threads where someone stated their average speed and many rebuked them, saying average speed has no value as a performance indicator.