101 years old and always riding on bicycle race !

[lalogne]

Hello,
Congratulations to Robert Marchand - 101 years old -
always on bicycle :
http://www.lamastre.net/2013/06/17/lardechoise-a-desaignes-2013
Nature is wonderful
Joel

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

All the moany oldies on here who can never do anything because they're old *groan*

Look kinda silly now

 

[Davidc]

But riding a bike is SO dangerous* it's impossible that he could have lived that long!

*or so I'm often told by certain acquaintances.

 

[jefmcg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Opperman

Hubert rode a bicycle from the age of eight until his 90th birthday, when his wife Mavys, fearing for his health and safety, forced him to stop. [..] Died24 April 1996 (aged 91) [..] Opperman died on an exercise bicycle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment

who had the longest confirmed human lifespan in history, living to the age of 122 years, 164 days[..] continued to ride her bicycle up until her 100th birthday.

 

[Mo1959]

But riding a bike is SO dangerous* it's impossible that he could have lived that long!

Must have been wearing a helmet.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Chapeau au centenaire+1 !!

(Dommage qu'il est daltonien...)

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Must have been wearing a helmet.

Absolutely the life extending properties of polystyrene are legendary

 

[djmc]

It is now almost compulsury to wear a helmet for French Sportives ''l' Ardècheoise is a sportive). In the photo he is wearing the road-vest of the event. Deptford may or may not like the colours, but many of the riders buy the kit.