Friday 6 January 2017

105 year old man made history by cycling 14 miles in 1 hour

105 year old man made history by cycling 14 miles in 1 hour Robert Marchand a 105 year old man has made a record by cycling 22.547km (14 miles) in 1 hour. In 2012 he had already set a record of cycling 26.927km in 1 hour.  Robert Marchand if from France and he completed his 14 miles race by completing 92 laps round the velodrome(cycling arena) at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Paris. As per Mr
Manchand he did not see the sign warning that said that only 10 minutes were remaining, else he would have posted a better time. Born on 26 November 1911 Mr Marchand depends on good diet which includes fruits and vegetables for his fitness. He has been a prisoner during the World War II and has worked as lorry driver and sugarcane planter in Venezuela, and a lumberjack in Canada

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