Record-Breaking French Centenarian Cyclist Dies Aged 109

Record-Breaking French Centenarian Cyclist Dies Aged 109
French 105-year-old Robert Marchand poses during a photo session in Paris on Jan. 5, 2017. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images
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PARIS—Frenchman Robert Marchand, who won fame late in life by setting world records for centenarian cyclists, has died at the age of 109, a local official said on Saturday.

Marchand died overnight in a retirement home in Mitry-Mory, the mayor of the suburb east of Paris wrote on Facebook.