for competitors aged 105 years and over 
Earlier this evening at the National Velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Robert Marchand covered 22.547 km in one hour.
"No, I'm not tired, I have no pain in my legs, I have pain in my arms. He joked after 92 laps, surrounded by a swarm of journalists, saying he was surprised to have already finished.
"I thought I still had miles to go, I could have gone faster," said the centenarian who had gained momentum in the final laps.
"Now I'm waiting for my opponent", the one who will beat his record, in the new category of the record of the hour of the more than 105 years, he still laughed.
His performance, to be approved by the International Cycling Union (UCI), must pass the test of anti-doping tests, which - if the cyclist is loyal to his lifestyle - should be a formality.
Full report from French Newspaper Le Populaire du Centre LINK
EDIT: BBC News LINK
Earlier this evening at the National Velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Robert Marchand covered 22.547 km in one hour.
"No, I'm not tired, I have no pain in my legs, I have pain in my arms. He joked after 92 laps, surrounded by a swarm of journalists, saying he was surprised to have already finished.
"I thought I still had miles to go, I could have gone faster," said the centenarian who had gained momentum in the final laps.
"Now I'm waiting for my opponent", the one who will beat his record, in the new category of the record of the hour of the more than 105 years, he still laughed.
His performance, to be approved by the International Cycling Union (UCI), must pass the test of anti-doping tests, which - if the cyclist is loyal to his lifestyle - should be a formality.
Full report from French Newspaper Le Populaire du Centre LINK
EDIT: BBC News LINK
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