- Title: French centenarian aims to break world cycling record
- Date: 3rd January 2017
- Summary: SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, FRANCE (FILE - JANUARY 31, 2014) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** THEN 102-YEAR-OLD FRENCH CYCLIST, ROBERT MARCHAND, BEING INTERVIEWED MARCHAND PREPARING TO MOUNT BIKE MARCHAND SETTING OFF VARIOUS OF MARCHAND CYCLING AROUND VELODROME TRACK MARCHAND BEING HELPED OFF HIS BIKE MARCHAND CELEBRATING BREAKING WORLD RECORD BY CYCLING ALMOST 27 KILOMETRES IN ONE HOUR AT THE AGE OF 102 MARCHAND SURROUNDED BY JOURNALISTS MARCHAND GREETING SUPPORTERS
- Embargoed: 18th January 2017 11:32
- Keywords: Robert Marchand cyclist France world record centenarian 105-year-old cycling velodrome
- Location: SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, FRANCE
- City: SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Cycling,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0015XJ0VVD
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: At 105 years old, Frenchman Robert Marchand will try to create a new cycling record on Wednesday (January 3) to break his feat from two years ago of pedalling almost 27 kilometres in one hour.
The former fireman and lumberjack first set a record when he was 100-years-old for his age category, when he rode 24 kilometres under one hour.
When he turned 102, he rode 10 percent faster and set the current record of 27 km.
He will ride at the velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines on Wednesday, where big crowds are expected to cheer him on. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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