Monsieur Marchand celebrated his 103rd birthday in style by climbing up the Col Robert Marchand. The ten kilometer long pass which rises to 911m in the Rhone Alpes was renamed after him in 2011. You may also recognise him as earlier this year he set the world record of super centenarians to complete complete the hour record with a the distance of 26.98km’s.

Robert Marchand, 103 years-old, cycles the Robert Marchand pass with a group of riders near Saint-Felicien

Robert Marchand, 103 years-old, cycles the Robert Marchand pass with a group of riders near Saint-Felicien

French cyclist Robert Marchand, 103 years-old, drinks a beverage before riding the Robert Marchand pass near Saint-Felicien

French cyclist Robert Marchand, 103 years-old, prepares ride the Robert Marchand pass near Saint-Felicien

A doctor performs a medical check after French cyclist Robert Marchand climbed the Robert Marchand pass, in the Ardeche mountains, to celebrate his birthday near Saint-Felicien

Robert Marchand, 103 years-old, blows a candle on a cake to celebrate his birthday after cycling the Robert Marchand pass, a 10km ride in the Ardeche mountains, near Saint-Felicien

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