Inspiration Archives - BikingMan https://bikingman.com/en/tag/inspiration/ BikingMan Ultra Marathon Cycling Races Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:56:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 The 2026 champions https://bikingman.com/en/the-2026-champions/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:56:45 +0000 https://bikingman.com/?p=70321 The season is coming to an end; the champions have shone.   With an epic new edition of BikingMan Brazil—which once again proved to be one of the most demanding ultracycling challenges in the world—the 2026 BikingMan season has come to a close, revealing its new champions. Finishing in a strong 4th place in Brazil, […]

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With an epic new edition of BikingMan Brazil—which once again proved to be one of the most demanding ultracycling challenges in the world—the 2026 BikingMan season has come to a close, revealing its new champions.
Finishing in a strong 4th place in Brazil, Grégory Cassini has claimed the 2026 BikingMan championship title. Having previously won the championship in 2024 following his victory at the Taiwan event, he has now concluded his 2026 BikingMan season—a campaign marked by an impressive 3rd-place finish at the flagship IncaDivide race, followed by his adventure in Brazil. With this latest finish, Grégory has also completed his 10th BikingMan event, earning him the “DecaBikingMan” title—a distinction reserved for veterans who have successfully completed 10 BikingMan races.
 
Behind him, in second place in the championship, is none other than the winner in Peru, Pierre Rolland—the man who dominated that legendary event in the Andes and experienced an extraordinary adventure.
 
In 3rd place is another veteran, also a DecaBikingMan finisher: Rémi Borrion. A multiple-time BikingMan winner, Rémi took part in the Taiwan, Corsica, and AURA events this year. His consistent performance has earned him a spot on this year’s championship podium.

In the women’s category, Edwige Pitel has won the championship, following a victory in the duo category alongside Grégory Cassini in 2025. Thanks to her win in the women’s division at the Brazil event, Edwige moved ahead of Gesibel Rodrigues—the 2025 champion, who finished second among women at that same Brazilian event. Both athletes successfully completed the challenge of finishing the Peru event in the solo category.
 
Rounding out the women’s podium is the “lioness” Laurianne Levasseur. Laurianne also took part in the legendary IncaDivide, where her 5th-place overall finish earned her the win in the women’s solo category. Thus, the 2026 season podium is occupied by three champions.

In the Pairs category, the Brazilian duo of Andre Fabriga and Daniel Lins claimed the championship. They also took part in the Andes challenge, finishing as the 2nd-placed pair, while Daniel—still going strong—has just completed the BikingMan Brazil, this time as a solo rider, securing an impressive 6th-place finish.
Following this formidable duo, the pair of Camila and Fred Kastrup—BikingMan veterans, particularly in the pairs category—took 2nd place in the category.

A huge well done to our champions for their performances this year, as well as to the many finishers in each of the events—all of which are already magnificent achievements.
 
Find the complete standings for the 2026 season
 
Find the final standings for BikingMan Brazil 2026
 
Feel free to wander through our participants’ Hall of Fame and discover everyone’s achievements. Each adventure experienced is an unforgettable moment in life—a feat captured in time—and an inspiration for you to embark on an adventure of your own.
The Hall of Fame of the participants
 

A hint of 2027

The 2027 season is fast approaching, and it is already time to look ahead to your next adventures: the mystical beauty of Morocco, the classic challenge of Corsica (with four formats now on offer), the wild adventures in Brazil, or even surprises yet to be revealed.
So, what will you choose?

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]]> The meaning of life https://bikingman.com/en/the-meaning-of-life/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:39:18 +0000 https://bikingman.com/?p=70007 Ultracycling: the ultimate travel and escape experience After a seven-year hiatus, the IncaDivide returned this year. Peru hosted the 4th edition of this legendary event—the very race that launched the BikingMan series a decade ago. With its vast territory, rich in breathtaking landscapes and crossed by countless unforgettable trails, the country captivated participants with its […]

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After a seven-year hiatus, the IncaDivide returned this year. Peru hosted the 4th edition of this legendary event—the very race that launched the BikingMan series a decade ago. With its vast territory, rich in breathtaking landscapes and crossed by countless unforgettable trails, the country captivated participants with its beauty, spirituality, and the warmth of its people. This experience inspired Thibault’s reflection for Les Nouveaux Visages du sport (The New Faces of Sport): “Pedaling to find the meaning of life.”
Through conversations—including video discussions—with Axel Carion and Christian Orange (a finisher of the 2026 IncaDivide), they explore the elements that define this ultra-adventure and what stands today as perhaps the ultimate way to escape the madness of modern life and travel by bike.
 
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A hint of 2027

The 2027 season is fast approaching, and it is already time to look ahead to your next adventures: the mystical beauty of Morocco, the classic challenge of Corsica (with four formats now on offer), the wild adventures in Brazil, or even surprises yet to be revealed.
So, what will you choose?

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]]> Les Aigles de Fer – The film du BikingMan AURA 2026 https://bikingman.com/en/les-aigles-de-fer-the-film-du-bikingman-aura-2026/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:03:28 +0000 https://bikingman.com/?p=69732 Les Aigles de Fer For its 6th edition, the BikingMan AURA relocated to offer a more “Alpin” experience. Starting from Albertville, the route took participants over iconic regional mountain passes—such as the Grand Colombier, Col de la Madeleine, and Croix de Fer. These Tour de France legends were tackled in two formats: the traditional 1,000 […]

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For its 6th edition, the BikingMan AURA relocated to offer a more “Alpin” experience. Starting from Albertville, the route took participants over iconic regional mountain passes—such as the Grand Colombier, Col de la Madeleine, and Croix de Fer. These Tour de France legends were tackled in two formats: the traditional 1,000 km race and a 500 km “Half” version featuring an already legendary route.
Immerse yourself in the adventure experienced by participants of the BikingMan AURA.
 

 

The BikingMan season resumes in a few days: 

 

IncaDivide #4

Returning to Peru after a long seven-year hiatus, 2026 marks the grand comeback of the IncaDivide. On the agenda is an extraordinary route through the heart of the Sacred Valley in the Cusco region—the ancient Inca capital. Set amidst a landscape of unparalleled geological and archaeological richness, participants will experience high-altitude cycling—crossing passes exceeding 5,000 meters—surrounded by vast, awe-inspiring scenery.

Follow the live coverage of the IncaDivide 2026

 

Brazil to wrap up the season in style

In October, Brazil will host the grand finale of the 2026 BikingMan season. With its 1,000 km race winding through the Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul provinces, BikingMan Serra Geral offers a gravel experience amidst lush vegetation and countless waterways—a truly nature-focused adventure.

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]]> BikingMan Sri Lanka 2024 Official Film https://bikingman.com/en/bikingman-sri-lanka-2024-official-film/ Fri, 17 May 2024 16:30:11 +0000 https://bikingman.com/?p=48247 Sri Lanka 2024 has been an epic ultracycling gravel race for the 50 participants who dared to explore the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. With superb gravel tracks, wild elephants on the course and spectacular Sri Lankan landscapes, the stories lived by each participant went beyond all expectations. You can discover now the short official […]

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Sri Lanka 2024 has been an epic ultracycling gravel race for the 50 participants who dared to explore the Pearl of the Indian Ocean.

With superb gravel tracks, wild elephants on the course and spectacular Sri Lankan landscapes, the stories lived by each participant went beyond all expectations.

You can discover now the short official movie on this inaugural edition on our brand new international YouTube channel dedicated to english speaking people.

Ready to explore ?

 

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]]> Presentation of the BikingMan Sri Lanka 2024 https://bikingman.com/en/presentation-of-the-bikingman-sri-lanka-2024/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:04:23 +0000 https://bikingman.com/?p=46905 Sri Lanka 2024 is revealed in video with the official presentation by Axel Carion and our partner Sri Lankan Airlines. In 2024, the pearl of the Indian Ocean that we explored during course reconnaissance in 2022 becomes an official stage of the world series of ultradistance races. With its tropical climate, its delicious and non-technical […]

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Sri Lanka 2024 is revealed in video with the official presentation by Axel Carion and our partner Sri Lankan Airlines.

In 2024, the pearl of the Indian Ocean that we explored during course reconnaissance in 2022 becomes an official stage of the world series of ultradistance races. With its tropical climate, its delicious and non-technical trails, Sri Lanka is a gem to discover by bike and in particular by gravel.

The warm welcome of the Sri Lankans, the Indian-influenced gastronomy and the country’s magnificent Buddhist sites will soon no longer hold any secrets for the BikingWomen and BikingMen who will take up the challenge.

With around 20% trails and 80% secondary roads, the immersion promises to be spectacular because few adventurers have been able to explore the track on which we worked on gravel.

The Sri Lankan Airlines company is a partner of the event to facilitate access by bicycle to the island.

Discover in detail the presentation of the event with the video available on our YouTube channel.

 

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]]> BikingMan 2024 official routes presentation https://bikingman.com/en/bikingman-2024-official-routes-presentation/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 07:37:42 +0000 https://bikingman.com/?p=46846 Cet article BikingMan 2024 official routes presentation est apparu en premier sur BikingMan.

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The 2024 BikingMan calendar continues to be revealed with a live presentation of the 2024 routes.

In 2024, the BikingMan series returns to its origins, to its passion for adventure and exploration by taking you internationally with the return of the Taiwan event, made legendary by the rich documentary of L’Equipe TV, and for a new event with an exotic atmosphere on the wonderful playground that is Sri Lanka, with an event combining gravel and accessible road, ideal entry point to the BikingMan series and an idyllic escape from the winter gloom.

2024 will also be the year of 555, our new gravel format, with new editions in Vercors and in the Alpes-Maritimes and a new event in Brazil, in the province of Santa Catarina, with enchanting gravel and sumptuous landscapes.

Of course, the historic courses will not be neglected, quite the contrary, since the AURA, Alpes-Maritimes (ex-France) and events >Corsica will offer completely revised routes to offer you ever more memorable experiences and explorations.

In this Live video presentation of the 2024 routes (make sure to TURN ON auto-subtitles with YouTube), Axel, accompanied by Cédric and Jérôme from Radio Cyclo, will detail the changes and the specificities of these new tracks and of this new season once again rich in surprises.[/ vc_column_text]

And you can of course find most of the information for each event on their dedicated pages :

Also find all the dates and an overall overview of the 2024 BikingMan calendar on the race calendar</a

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]]> A glimpse of the upcoming BikingMan X in Morocco https://bikingman.com/en/glimpse-bikingman-x-2023-morocco/ Wed, 10 May 2023 16:34:02 +0000 https://bikingman.com/?p=39723 Cet article A glimpse of the upcoming BikingMan X in Morocco est apparu en premier sur BikingMan.

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After 2 years spent in the Alps conquering the most legendary passes in the history of the Tour de France and contemplating the most beautiful peaks of the French mountains, it was time to search a new location for the BikingMan X ! The “X” is the summit of our series, the crown jewel for every ultra cyclist willing to tackle a special event with ingredients you won’t find on other destinations. It is far from being just “the toughest” or the “longest”, this is simply meant to be one of the best ultracycling experience of the BikingMan series.

In 2023, our choice fell on Morocco, a country full of mysteries where Axel bike toured 9 years ago riding across the Atlas Mountains. We have been working with the greatest care on the course to combine physical challenge and a discovery of this spectacular country full of captivating atmospheres. Morocco also hides some of the greatest gravel and secondary roads with an impressive variety of landscapes.

As you probably know with all BikingMan X events, the course will remain secret until the very last minutes before the start, only unveiled during the race briefing, so you discover the places as you ride and get the deepest experience as possible.

But even though we want to keep the race course secret, we couldn’t wait to share with you those gorgeous landscapes we have crossed when doing the reconnaissance of the route a few weeks ago. That’s why Cedric, our beloved filmmaker, has put all his heart into preparing this short teaser (because we shouldn’t show too much anyway) of the adventure that awaits you in Morocco. Enjoy!

And to make this BikingMan X 2023 a unique moment, we’ve given it the place it deserves. The X in Morocco will therefore take place in October to conclude in style a 2023 season that we hope will be just as grandiose.

If you too have been charmed by the beauty of these images, there are still a few places left to join us in Marrakech and discover this route which will undoubtedly takes your breathe away.

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]]> Parasports and BikingMan https://bikingman.com/en/parasports-and-bikingman/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 08:39:18 +0000 https://bikingman.com/?p=39062 Cet article Parasports and BikingMan est apparu en premier sur BikingMan.

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It has always been important to us that BikingMan be open to as many people as possible. It is with the greatest pleasure that we will share with you tonight at 8pm the replay of the TV set of Sport in France where we had the chance to discuss the subject of parasports and ultracycling.
We are indeed proud to have been able to welcome on several occasions to our events athletes representing handisport such as Stéphane Bahier and Tony Boisblet. They shared during Maxime Gras’ show about their practice of ultradistance cycling.

Stéphane, a one-legged Paralympic athlete, had discovered the BikingMan by the Portugal event before moving on to the BikingMan France, two events which he successfully completed. Tony took part in the 2022 edition of BikingMan France in tandem with his friend Philippe. Together, they completed their adventure in less than 120 hours.

Congratulations to these athletes who are great sources of inspiration through their determination and strength of character.

Visit our Youtube channel (or this article) tonight at 8pm to watch the replay of the video.

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]]> AURA in duo for the turtle https://bikingman.com/en/aura-in-duo-for-the-turtle/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:51:00 +0000 https://bikingman.com/?p=36013 Today, we are sharing another feedback on the 2022 edition of the BikingMan AURA, which nicely complements the experiences of Rémi and Patrick. This time, Damien dit La Tortue, gone in pair with his son, Pierre-Louis dit Pilou, tells us about his adventure in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, facing in particular the heat and drought of this month […]

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But Damien’s good humor and energy seem to have never been undermined and transpire throughout his detailed story. Not even the double-digit percentages faced in the ascent of the Grand Colombier and the wear of the bicycle chocks could slow down this beautiful duo participating in their first ultra without assistance and who will have been able to complete their challenge in barely more than 90 hours. A performance perhaps more within their reach than rearranging the loading of their Citroen C3 after the race?

So don’t waste a moment and immerse yourself in the Turtle’s adventure to find out what their biggest challenge in AURA has been, to read here:

Tale of the Turtle in AURA

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]]> Inspiration: BikingMan seen from the sky https://bikingman.com/en/inspiration-bikingman-seen-from-the-sky/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:48:09 +0000 https://bikingman.com/?p=31807 Cet article Inspiration: BikingMan seen from the sky est apparu en premier sur BikingMan.

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In need for additional motivation to get going for your morning ride? We got you covered! Check out this great compilation of images captured from the sky during the 2021 BikingMan season, featuring gorgeous views and incredible landscapes.

If this is not enough to get you rushing for your bike and pedaling until you get your eyes filled with beautiful landscapes, then we can’t help you :-D.
Have a good watch, and a good ride !

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