French Man Sets Cycling Record at Age 105

Summary:

Robert Marchand was born in 1911 in northern France. He is 105 years old. He is  1.52 meters tall and weighs 52 kilograms. He started cycling seriously when he was in his 60s. Since then he has not stopped competing. He has won many records with 105 years. On Wednesday he went to Velodrome National to see how far his limits could go. In 2012, Marchand set a record when he traveled almost 27 kilometers in an hour. 

Opinion:

I have a great respect in front of this man because at this age not everyone can do incredible things like these. The sport will always surprise us.

Vocabolary:

• Steadily: constantemente
• Track: hipódromo

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