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

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/04/105-year-old-man-sets-record-cycling-14-miles-hour-robert-marchand
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A 105-year-old man has made history by cycling more than 14 miles round a track 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.

Cheered by hundreds of fans, the Frenchman completed 92 laps round the velodrome at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Paris.

“I did not see the sign warning me I had 10 minutes left,” said Marchand. “Otherwise I would have gone faster, I would have posted a better time. I’m now waiting for a rival.”

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1. Hope to be that full of fire to perform when I'm that age

Doubt I'll make it three-quarters of the way there.

Good for him!

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2. I won't be that full of fire

I'll probably be long dead - given my genetic profile. Only three persons in the last four generations made it to 90+

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3. Then you better get busy living.

I am.

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4. I have had one hell of a life so far

It's been a blast