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Old September 28th 12, 05:14 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.rides
Garrison Hilliard
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LYON, France (AP) - French cyclist Robert Marchand has ridden 100
kilometers (62 miles) in 4 hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds.
Doesn't sound fast? Consider this: Marchand is 100 years old.
Setting off on his Trek racing bike around noon at a track in Lyon,
Marchand covered the distance at an average pace of 23.3 kph (14.5
mph) - not far off the 24.251 kph pace he kept up to set the world
hour record for his age group in Switzerland last February.
No prior record for a centenarian riding 100 km exists, but cycling's
international governing body will recognize Marchand's feat, French
cycling federation head David Lappartient said.
The president of Marchand's cycling club says he's an inspiration.
"He's an example for humanity, he gives people hope," said Gerard
Mistler.


Read mo
http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/local_n...#ixzz27mWaMaUK

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Old September 28th 12, 05:27 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.rides
Jeff Liebermann
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Default 100-year-old cyclist rides 62 miles

On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:14:10 -0400, Garrison Hilliard
wrote:

LYON, France (AP) - French cyclist Robert Marchand has ridden 100
kilometers (62 miles) in 4 hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds.


It's not the first record that he's broken:
http://bicycling.com/blogs/thehub/2012/02/17/100-year-old-sets-cycling-record/
I'm impressed (and jealous).

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Old September 28th 12, 06:27 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Dan O
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Default 100-year-old cyclist rides 62 miles

On Friday, September 28, 2012 9:13:47 AM UTC-7, Garrison Hilliard wrote:
LYON, France (AP) - French cyclist Robert Marchand has ridden 100

kilometers (62 miles) in 4 hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds.

Doesn't sound fast? Consider this: Marchand is 100 years old.

Setting off on his Trek racing bike around noon at a track in Lyon,

Marchand covered the distance at an average pace of 23.3 kph (14.5

mph) - not far off the 24.251 kph pace he kept up to set the world

hour record for his age group in Switzerland last February.

No prior record for a centenarian riding 100 km exists, but cycling's

international governing body will recognize Marchand's feat, French

cycling federation head David Lappartient said.

The president of Marchand's cycling club says he's an inspiration.

"He's an example for humanity, he gives people hope," said Gerard

Mistler.





Read mo

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/local_n...#ixzz27mWaMaUK


Agreed, an example for humanity.

(Interesting math: I'm ~half his age, ~double his speed. Not sure if there's any meaning... )

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Old September 28th 12, 07:15 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Dan O
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Default 100-year-old cyclist rides 62 miles

On Friday, September 28, 2012 10:27:26 AM UTC-7, Dan O wrote:
On Friday, September 28, 2012 9:13:47 AM UTC-7, Garrison Hilliard wrote:

LYON, France (AP) - French cyclist Robert Marchand has ridden 100




kilometers (62 miles) in 4 hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds.




Doesn't sound fast? Consider this: Marchand is 100 years old.




Setting off on his Trek racing bike around noon at a track in Lyon,




Marchand covered the distance at an average pace of 23.3 kph (14.5




mph) - not far off the 24.251 kph pace he kept up to set the world




hour record for his age group in Switzerland last February.




No prior record for a centenarian riding 100 km exists, but cycling's




international governing body will recognize Marchand's feat, French




cycling federation head David Lappartient said.




The president of Marchand's cycling club says he's an inspiration.




"He's an example for humanity, he gives people hope," said Gerard




Mistler.












Read mo




http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/local_n...#ixzz27mWaMaUK






Agreed, an example for humanity.



(Interesting math: I'm ~half his age, ~double his speed. Not sure if there's any meaning... )


I've miscalculated - I'm nowhere near double his speed. (Maybe closer on a racing bike, around a track... )


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Old September 28th 12, 07:38 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Duane Hébert
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Default 100-year-old cyclist rides 62 miles

On 09/28/2012 02:15 PM, Dan O wrote:
On Friday, September 28, 2012 10:27:26 AM UTC-7, Dan O wrote:
On Friday, September 28, 2012 9:13:47 AM UTC-7, Garrison Hilliard wrote:

LYON, France (AP) - French cyclist Robert Marchand has ridden 100




kilometers (62 miles) in 4 hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds.




Doesn't sound fast? Consider this: Marchand is 100 years old.




Setting off on his Trek racing bike around noon at a track in Lyon,




Marchand covered the distance at an average pace of 23.3 kph (14.5




mph) - not far off the 24.251 kph pace he kept up to set the world




hour record for his age group in Switzerland last February.




No prior record for a centenarian riding 100 km exists, but cycling's




international governing body will recognize Marchand's feat, French




cycling federation head David Lappartient said.




The president of Marchand's cycling club says he's an inspiration.




"He's an example for humanity, he gives people hope," said Gerard




Mistler.












Read mo




http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/local_n...#ixzz27mWaMaUK






Agreed, an example for humanity.



(Interesting math: I'm ~half his age, ~double his speed. Not sure if there's any meaning... )


I've miscalculated - I'm nowhere near double his speed. (Maybe closer on a racing bike, around a track... )


I was going to ask how you maintain 46.6 kph over 100k but the last guys
that won our 40k TT did that speed so I figured anything is possible.
And besides, I don't want to question typos.



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Old September 28th 12, 07:40 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Jay Beattie
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Default 100-year-old cyclist rides 62 miles

On Sep 28, 9:27*am, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:14:10 -0400, Garrison Hilliard

wrote:
LYON, France (AP) - French cyclist Robert Marchand has ridden 100
kilometers (62 miles) in 4 hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds.


It's not the first record that he's broken:
http://bicycling.com/blogs/thehub/2012/02/17/100-year-old-sets-cyclin...
I'm impressed (and jealous).


Well, the dude could probably take the world record or title in the
over-100 category for every event -- pursuit, madison, RR, time
trial, etc., etc. Team pursuit or TT might be hard -- digging up
enough over-100 riders to fill out the team. There is no doubt that he
is a genetic freak considering that less than one percent of the total
population lives to 100.

-- Jay Beattie.
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Old September 28th 12, 08:32 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default 100-year-old cyclist rides 62 miles

On Sep 28, 12:40*pm, Jay Beattie wrote:
On Sep 28, 9:27*am, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:14:10 -0400, Garrison Hilliard


wrote:
LYON, France (AP) - French cyclist Robert Marchand has ridden 100
kilometers (62 miles) in 4 hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds.


It's not the first record that he's broken:
http://bicycling.com/blogs/thehub/2012/02/17/100-year-old-sets-cyclin....
I'm impressed (and jealous).


Well, the dude could probably take the world record or title in the
over-100 category for every event *-- pursuit, madison, RR, time
trial, etc., etc. *Team pursuit or TT might be hard -- digging up
enough over-100 riders to fill out the team. There is no doubt that he
is a genetic freak considering that less than one percent of the total
population lives to 100.

-- Jay Beattie.


Well in comparison here's one of our local "juniors"dudes. Now a
youthful 80.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiBZjXJLd3k
He had a rough go of it this summer, cracking his pelvis in an
"unearned" crash in a club ride.
Just an unseen wayward rock on the road.
DR
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Old September 28th 12, 11:12 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.rides
thirty-six
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On 28 Sep, 17:13, Garrison Hilliard wrote:
LYON, France (AP) - French cyclist Robert Marchand has ridden 100
kilometers (62 miles) in 4 hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds.
Doesn't sound fast? Consider this: Marchand is 100 years old.
Setting off on his Trek racing bike around noon at a track in Lyon,
Marchand covered the distance at an average pace of 23.3 kph (14.5
mph) - not far off the 24.251 kph pace he kept up to set the world
hour record for his age group in Switzerland last February.
No prior record for a centenarian riding 100 km exists, but cycling's
international governing body will recognize Marchand's feat, French
cycling federation head David Lappartient said.
The president of Marchand's cycling club says he's an inspiration.
"He's an example for humanity, he gives people hope," said Gerard
Mistler.

Read mohttp://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/local_n...ndred-year-old...

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anyone know what pedals he used?
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Old September 28th 12, 11:35 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Jeff Liebermann
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Default 100-year-old cyclist rides 62 miles

On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:40:58 -0700 (PDT), Jay Beattie
wrote:

On Sep 28, 9:27*am, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:14:10 -0400, Garrison Hilliard

wrote:
LYON, France (AP) - French cyclist Robert Marchand has ridden 100
kilometers (62 miles) in 4 hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds.


It's not the first record that he's broken:
http://bicycling.com/blogs/thehub/2012/02/17/100-year-old-sets-cyclin...
I'm impressed (and jealous).


Well, the dude could probably take the world record or title in the
over-100 category for every event -- pursuit, madison, RR, time
trial, etc., etc. Team pursuit or TT might be hard -- digging up
enough over-100 riders to fill out the team. There is no doubt that he
is a genetic freak considering that less than one percent of the total
population lives to 100.
-- Jay Beattie.


Yeah, I know. Still, I'm impressed and jealous. The Bicycling
articles mentions that he started riding at age 78.

Checking the math:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenarian
In the US 70,490 over 100 out of a population of about 310 million.
That's about 0.023%, which is considerably less than 1%.

For the world, they claim 455,000 over 100 out of a world population
of about 6.8 billion in 2009 or 0.0067%

Yeah, putting together a team is going to be difficult.

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D
http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558
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Old September 29th 12, 12:58 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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pedals pedals ? HGH French Timers...

you guys are freakin gullible after swalling the TdF

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