Describe a perfect cycling season
It's been a season without any crashes or injuries, during which I've had the chance to enjoy mountain biking, gravel biking, and road cycling. It's also a season where I've had the opportunity to discover a place in the world that all cyclists dream of visiting.
Your ideal route (mountains, countryside, forest, etc.)
My ideal route is car-free, in nature, and with friends. It starts with an espresso and ends with a beer.
What are you driving right now?
This year, I ordered an Orbea OIZ Tr for the raid season and it has become a partner of choice for all my trail rides!
Your dream bike
I have a Guru Praemio R in Titanium, handmade right here, which I will probably never sell.
Your passions
I have several, but let's say that cycling and martial arts occupy a large part of my life, along with bike trips and animals.
Describe a perfect cycling season
A season where it only rains at night ;) A season of favorable morning winds. Outings, sometimes impromptu, sometimes planned: friends to ride with! Asphalt and gravel, lots of wooded areas!
Your ideal route (mountains, countryside, forest, etc.)
A road where respect comes naturally, with small valleys that offer a chance to grow a little. Trees, varied road surfaces, and landscapes that make me say thank you!
What are you driving right now?
A Donnelly C//C that I love! Especially for its Mavic All Road wheels, with 40mm tubeless tires, which literally allow me to ride anywhere!
Okay... I've been saying I'm going to take my road bike out for over a month, but I always end up riding my Donnelly... I know, I know...
Your dream bike
I have to find it beautiful! It's essential, but so relative…
I prefer understated to bling bling.
Positioning is essential. In fact, positioning always trumps everything else: if I don't feel good about it, it will be difficult for me to find it beautiful.
Your passions
Health, prevention, people, sharing, respect, sport: move! Think: a lot! Too much?
Describe a perfect cycling season
It's a season where spring arrives early, where the first few kilometers are a liberation after a long winter spent on the trainer, not the torment of a winter spent overeating. It's a season where friends are available to go camping and empty a bottle or two of wine on a secluded dock along the northern river. It's a season where I find the perfect balance between riding and celebrating summer.
Your ideal route (mountains, countryside, forest, etc.)
It would be a forgotten road, ideally a dirt track, winding through a dense forest and connecting the ends of each local lake. But above all, it would be a road free of mosquitoes and flesh flies.
What are you driving right now?
I ride a modest 18-pound Marinoni. A slightly battered, pearly blue steel frame, mounted on custom wheels assembled by an old friend. A Dura-Ace groupset swiped from a Felt and handlebars whose strength I'm starting to doubt.
Your dream bike
English bike or a Colnago master Light.
Your passions
What would I be doing here if I couldn't answer: cycling. Otherwise, reading and writing, without which I would be quite ill-equipped today. I would also add music and poetry, which obviously go hand in hand.
