100 Year old chap sets new record for age group

Might send this to my colleagues when they say they are too old for cycling Seriously cracking effort!

http://road.cc/content/news/52765-f...rd-hour-three-months-after-his-100th-birthday

Still quicker than me

I'd settle for that!

On the subject of old cyclists ... I did an audax ride to the Cotswolds in 2009 and hooked up with a rider who turned out to be fitter than me, and 70 years old. He told me that he rode several times a week with a group of other retired 70 year olds, and once a week, an 85 year old club mate joined them for a 25 mile ride out to a cafe. They'd spend an hour or so there chatting, and then ride 25 miles back. I'd settle for that too!

So there's hope for me yet - not

I'll give it a go in 67 years times

Amazing

I love this story.

There’s still a few old French boys, well into their late eighties, around here who cycle regularly, usually on rather old solid bikes.

Hope for us all or are they the last really tough generation?

Damn that means I have to wait 40 years before I can have a go at getting the record.

Plenty of time to train then.

“I haven’t cycled on a track for 80 years,” he revealed. “You have to get used to the fixed gear!

I just read the article properly - he limits his heart rate to 110 bpm on doctor's orders! I think he is doing pretty well to manage 24 kph at that heart rate. Who knows what he could do if he really went for it!

Fantastic, as the article says, Chapeau!

I have a client who was tt'ing in his mid 60's at 21.30 on a 10 mile course. I couldn't do that despite being more than 20 years younger than him.

I stop when I die .

Brilliant. I might just manage a bit over 15 miles in an hour on a track but I'd be pushing it, and I'm only 60 this year.

What an advert for cycling for health!

71 years time for me.

Better get into practice now!

'I haven't cycled on a track for 80 years'

That quote alone sets it apart from most other cycling achievements.

Good on him and I can only wish I'll still be around at that age to have a go.

Great performance too but I would guess there is not a lot of competition for that record:

"Marchand rode 24.251 kilometers around an indoor track to establish the first-ever hour performance in the 100-years-plus category."

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/17/us-cycling-hour-idUKTRE81G16B20120217

On the road, I couldn't do that now. I have never ridden on a track. I will let you know if I improve in 35 years time.