The Daily Bike
Surely this is the cycling quote of the month: “I haven’t cycled on a track for 80 years,” said Frenchman Robert Marchand. “You have to get used to the fixed gear! I prefer cycling outside but that is impossible at the moment [due to snow]. I don’t want to catch the flu. So I am short on training.”
You’re forgiven, dude.
If you’re lucky enough to live 100 years, a bicycle probably looks like a hip fracture waiting to happen, but Marchand, the stud, celebrated his centenary by breaking the one-hour distance record for his age group in a velodrome at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland. He rode 24.251 kilometers without getting his heart rate above 110. “I could keep going for another hour,” Marchand said. “I’ve been told not to raise my pulse too high so I’m not even tired.”
Marchand’s last competition was 10 years ago, at age 90. He rode (and finished) the 600km Bordeaux-Parise race. But then he decided to notch it back. Read More
Dr. Jay’s Note: Love stories like this. Is your lifestyle preparing you to be this active & have this much fun when you reach age 100?
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