Guess Who - Game

[RedheadDane]

Did he ever hold the World Hour Record?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Did he ever hold the World Hour Record? Not "the hour record", but UCI recognized hour records

 

[RedheadDane]

Did he ever hold the French Hour Record?
Did he hold the Hour Record on an uni-cycle?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Did he ever hold the French Hour Record? No not the actual one.
Did he hold the Hour Record on an uni-cycle? No, that wouldn't have been safe for him during the interesting part of his career.

 

[RedheadDane]

(Is Hour Record on a uni-cycle even a thing?)

Did he ever hold the Hour Record on a penny farthing?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

(Is Hour Record on a uni-cycle even a thing?)
Apparently it is:

Farthest distance travelled on a unicycle in one hour

The Guinness World Records Official site with ultimate record-breaking facts & achievements. Do you want to set a world record? Are you Officially Amazing?

www.guinnessworldrecords.com

Did he ever hold the Hour Record on a penny farthing? No, but that is also a very old record:

Kids News: Scottish cyclist Mark Beaumont breaks British penny farthing record but 1886 world record still stands

READING LEVEL: GREEN

www.kidsnews.com.au

So to clarify he has made his records on the track but with a road bike.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

To recap: You are looking for a French rider, who's never been a pro but has set World Hour records on the track.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He is known for his longetiviety.

 

[RedheadDane]

Was he active before 1/1 1995?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Yes.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I'm thinking we must be talking a para-athlete now, so somebody like Francisco Trujillo?

 

[RedheadDane]

Active before 1/1 1990?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I'm thinking we must be talking a para-athlete now, so somebody like Francisco Trujillo? No, and he still has both legs.

Active before 1/1 1990? Yes

 

[RedheadDane]

But is it a para-athlete?
Active before 1/1 1985?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

But is it a para-athlete? No
Active before 1/1 1985? Yes

 

[RedheadDane]

Active before 1/1 1980?
Active after 1/1 2015?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

But is it a para-athlete? No
Active before 1/1 1985? Yes, and as stated earlier also after 1/1 2000

 

[RedheadDane]

Active before 1/1 1980?
Active after 1/1 2015?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Yes and yes.

 

[RedheadDane]

Are you including junior years in his "years as active"?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Are you including junior years in his "years as active"? Not yet.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I'll help a bit more.

He was active from 1978 until 2018-ish. But that was his second retirement from cycling. The race where he supposedly was beaten by a great champion happened long before 78.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

So he is a very old Frenchman with standing UCI World Hour records, who according to the legend came seventh in the GP des Nations behind Fausto Coppi. There is a mountain pass in Massif Central named after him.

 

[RedheadDane]

Robert Marchand?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He is indeed Robert Marchand. A hero for every cycling loving amateur.

 

[RedheadDane]

Questions?