Robert Marchand, record-setting centenarian cyclist, dies at 109

Robert Marchand, a diminutive Frenchman who once was told he would never excel in cycling only to set world records as a centenarian, died May 22 at a care facility in Mitry-Mory, France, outside Paris. He was 109.

The facility’s director, Hadjiretou Timera, confirmed the death to the Associated Press but did not specify a cause. Mr. Marchand was still riding his exercise bike 20 minutes a day until recently.