World records can be set even if you are over 100 years old. Robert Marchand was born in 1911 in northern France. He enjoys riding a bicycle, and started cycling seriously when he was in his 60s.
On Wednesday, a crowd gathered at the Velodrome National, about 30 kilometers outside of Paris. The record for one hour is held by Britain's Bradley Wiggins, a former Tour de France winner. Wiggins covered 54.5 kilometers in 2015.Evelyn Stevens of the United States holds the women's record. She went almost 48 kilometers in an hour last year. In 2012, Marchand set a record for riders over 100 years old when he traveled almost 27 kilometers in an hour.
Marchand set off on his record attempt as sports lovers cheered and photographers watched. He moved slowly, but steadily, around the cycling track.
Marchand is relatively small. When the hour ended, he completed 92 times around the track. That is just over 22.5 kilometers. He did not see his trainers telling him he only had 10 minutes remaining.“ I would have gone faster. I would have posted a better time,” he said. But the news was still good, as he did set a new record for riders 105-years-old or older.
“I'm now waiting for a rival,” he said.
A. Marchand is now 105 years old.
B. Marchand does well in riding a bicycle.
C. They were there to see how far he could travel in one hour.
D. They knew Marchand could travel over 22.5 kilometers.
E. He is only 1.52 meters tall and weighs 52 kilograms.
F. After the event, Marchand said he could have done better.
G.So the question many people asked this week was: “Could he break his own record?”
