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French cyclist sets the pace -- at 105
AFP ^ | January 3rd, 2017 | by Myriam Lemetayer

Posted on 01/03/2017 12:01:48 PM PST by Mariner

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES (FRANCE) (AFP) - Robert Marchand is chasing another world record when he jumps on his bike to compete in the senior hour endurance on Wednesday.

Make that uber-senior -- for, while still sprightly, the Frenchman is 105 years old and racing in a category all of his own.

Three years ago he managed to ride 26.927 kilometres (nearly 17 miles) at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome outside Paris, a record for someone aged over 100.

(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bicycle; bike; biking; cycling; cyclist; hourrecord; tourdefrance
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The next time you get on your bike, try sustaining 17mph for an hour.
1 posted on 01/03/2017 12:01:48 PM PST by Mariner
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To: Mariner

When I get on my bike I can sustain 70 mph for several hours..............


2 posted on 01/03/2017 12:03:18 PM PST by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?............)
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To: Mariner

In the flat parts of America, with the wind at my back, it’s doable!


3 posted on 01/03/2017 12:08:18 PM PST by T-Bone Texan (Normal people do not play dominoes on pizza.)
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To: T-Bone Texan

105


4 posted on 01/03/2017 12:10:48 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

ping


5 posted on 01/03/2017 12:13:07 PM PST by mountn man
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To: Mariner

Centenarians are very rare.

Lucky fellow. Centenarian men are rarer than women.


6 posted on 01/03/2017 12:13:18 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: Mariner

One of our younger relatives is fast approaching 50 years of age. He bikes about 8-10,000 miles a year on mountain bikes and road bikes. During daylight savings time he rides a bike to work and does about an extra 10-15 miles on the way home.

His FP told him not to come in for a yearly health checkup, unless he feels different than normal besides the normal yearly cold or pollen attack in the spring. His FP said that some dead people has a faster pulse rate than he has.


7 posted on 01/03/2017 12:16:16 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Obama shut your lying mouth and leave America! You are past your use by date! You stink!)
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Lucky fellow. Centenarian men are rarer than women.

He probably never got married.

Smart guy.

You know why married men die sooner than married women?

BECAUSE THEY WANT TO!

8 posted on 01/03/2017 12:16:39 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Red Badger

You are as fast a cheetah. But I think you be a cheater.


9 posted on 01/03/2017 12:17:00 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: Mariner

Hope the old cat stays clear of the goat humpers when he’s out for a spin.


10 posted on 01/03/2017 12:18:11 PM PST by RS_Rider (I hate Illinois Nazis)
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To: Grampa Dave
His FP told him not to come in for a yearly health checkup, unless he feels different than normal besides the normal yearly cold or pollen attack in the spring. His FP said that some dead people has a faster pulse rate than he has.

Amazing. I remember President Bush going in for physicals, and it was said in the reports that he had a resting pulse rate in the high 40s. How is that possible?

11 posted on 01/03/2017 12:19:42 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: Mariner

I used to ride a lot but moved and got out of the habit. My personal best for 100 miles is 17.9 mph average. I was about 45 when I set that.

I had a neighbor who was pushing 70. I couldn’t hope to keep up with him. The old guy was a rocket.

A friend of mine told me his Grandfather died at the age of 100 while riding his bike.

He got hit by a bus.


12 posted on 01/03/2017 12:22:15 PM PST by cyclotic (Democrats haven't been this mad since we freed their slaves)
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That will be an AWESOME achievement!
There are riders in my club one-third his age who couldn't do that.
Good for him.

13 posted on 01/03/2017 12:22:17 PM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: Mariner

Larry Niven imagined a world with 15-18 billion people, birthright systems to limit birth rates, and life expectancy over 200 fueled by executed prisoners providing donated organs.
One detail he has was the Olympics for people under 50, and a separate Gray Olympics for people over 50. Thus the old and young had their own categories.
That may actually come to pass.


14 posted on 01/03/2017 12:22:43 PM PST by tbw2
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To: beaversmom

I be a bike rider....................

15 posted on 01/03/2017 12:30:50 PM PST by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?............)
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To: cyclotic

See! See! Bicycle riding IS dangerous to your health!..............


16 posted on 01/03/2017 12:31:58 PM PST by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?............)
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I kinda "figgered" as much. :)

*Pretty* bike. I know most males could look at that and tell what kind, but I'm not a guy. What kind?

I got one, too, this past summer.

It's a 1979 Hondamatic 'cause I don't know how to do manual stuff. It's REALLY nice. I've ridden it around the neighbourhood a few times, but I need to work on getting my endorsement this year. I've had it up to about 35 mph...but I felt like I was going as fast a ~~~ cheetah ~~~!

17 posted on 01/03/2017 12:38:19 PM PST by beaversmom
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Racing in a category all his own?

That means he earns first place - and last place - and everything in between.

I'd get tired just climbing onto the stage that many times.

18 posted on 01/03/2017 12:40:49 PM PST by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: beaversmom

This young relative has a sitting pulse in the mid 40’s, his 50+ year old bro has a sitting pulse rate in the low 50’s. He runs about 5-7 miles about 5 times per week.

My resting pulse rate is about 65 with BP about 105/65 and no cardiac drugs.


19 posted on 01/03/2017 12:41:25 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Obama shut your lying mouth and leave America! You are past your use by date! You stink!)
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To: cyclotic

Nice stories. It makes me want to get out on the trail and start riding again. I was never a serious cyclist, but enjoyed cycling when I did. I think my bike doesn’t fit me well, though. Need to give that one to my daughter and get a new one. If prefer mountain type bikes.


20 posted on 01/03/2017 12:41:28 PM PST by beaversmom
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