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Que dire de cette course… 1801 km / 5 jours 12h / 37000d+ Malade avant même le départ, je ne m’attendais pas à vivre une aventure aussi compliquée. Des sensations en dents de scie du début à la fin, des moments de doute, de la frustration, mais surtout énormément d’expérience engrangée. Je suis frustré, oui, mais j’ai quand même finis dans ces conditions. Et surtout, très content pour le patron, @nicolas.chatelet , qui a réalisé une course de chef d’orchestre ! Ces 1 800 km, je ne les avais pas abordés uniquement pour aller au bout. J’étais aussi venu chercher des réponses, pour apprendre, comprendre et savoir où j’en étais réellement avec l’ultra. Et je crois avoir obtenu la réponse à la question la plus importante : est-ce que l’ultra est fait pour moi ? Aujourd’hui, je peux le dire : oui. Et cette aventure n’était que le prémice des prochaines années. La Transpyrénées, c’est aussi et surtout une aventure humaine, faite de rencontres magnifiques, de partages et de moments inoubliables entre concurrents. Merci à vous tous d’avoir rendu cette course passionnante. Maintenant, direction l’UBF 500 ce week-end ! Puis, on prendra le temps de regarder vers 2027, avec l’envie de construire une véritable première année de démesure. @transpyrenees @lostdot.lowres
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TPRNo6 in retrospect. Another year (fourth time!) writing race reports and speaking to riders and taking pictures of Tomás taking pictures of cyclists. Good times in the Pequod. Thanks Liz for the new photo, always gets my good side (I hope). More pro cycling stuff coming v soon, bit of an ultra palate cleanser for now
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A satisfied mind. The final race in the Lost Dot calendar is drawing to a close. After a week out on the road, riders have been returning to Girona to the embraces and congratulations of fellow finishers and volunteers. All that remains is to welcome the last riders home and come together as a community at tonight’s finishers party. @transpyrenees
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Seven days searching for Dahu. i’m still there with my mind and soul. 🐐 Thank you for the incredible adventure @dahu_trail 🫶🏼 // @gala.giannini @therealbasilisc @fagian_yo @_cru.scotto_
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The Dahu Trail has been over for a week now. The legs are slowly recovering, while the memories of the spectacular places we crossed are still vivid in our minds. A special thank you to everyone who took part, to all the volunteers and to the staff at the checkpoints and to all our sponsors who supported us throughout this adventure. 📸 @gala.giannini @terresmonviso @velo_viso @ridewithgps @lavaldotaine @giordanacycling @foolhard_ @bici_al_top @fisio_project_valbrembo #Dahutrail #Ultracycling #Bikepacking #Unsupported
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DAHU TRAIL - FINISH LINE Our riders battled their way up countless climbs throughout the Dahu Trail, but despite crossing paths with marmots, foxes, cows, dogs and all sorts of other wildlife, not a single one managed to spot a real dahu. Then again, the dahu is a wild and mysterious creature, famously elusive even to the most watchful eyes. So the fastest rider, Marin de Saint-Exupéry, was awarded a bottle of Dahu Spritz by @lavaldotaine and the adoption of a goat, the closest thing to a dahu we could possibly find. Meet Ulala. She is an independent creature, a natural leader and very much the boss of the herd. She likes to make her presence felt and needs plenty of space to roam. She lives in up on the pastures in Valle Po, with a view of the Monviso, and is lovingly cared for by the crew at @ferme.audenino The search for the dahu is still wide open...Will there be a chance next year? 📸 @ric.cabella @terresmonviso @velo_viso @ridewithgps @lavaldotaine @giordanacycling @foolhard_ @bici_al_top @fisio_project_valbrembo #Dahutrail #Ultracycling #Bikepacking #Unsupported
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DAHU TRAIL - DAY 3 After narrowly avoiding a torrential thunderstorm, Marin rode the entire Assietta High Road through the second night. Fuelled, perhaps, by the entire pizza he was carrying in his backpack, he managed to catch Matteo, who had held the lead throughout the previous day. Since then, the two continued riding within a short gap of each other. Not far behind, riding with impressive consistency, Cyril, Marco and Pablo kept pushing through the same demanding terrain. By late afternoon they all reached Col du Granon from its gravel side, exhausted from the previous climbs and dreaming of nothing more than reaching CP2 at Capanna Mautino for a few hours of sleep. 📸 @gala.giannini @terresmonviso @velo_viso @ridewithgps @lavaldotaine @giordanacycling @foolhard_ @bici_al_top @fisio_project_valbrembo #Dahutrail #Ultracycling #Bikepacking #Unsupported
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DAHU TRAIL - CP 3 On the fourth day, the first riders reached CP3 at Rifugio Gardetta. Perched in the heart of the Gardetta Plateau, the refuge overlooks one of the most remarkable alpine landscapes in the Western Alps. Surrounded by a wide ring of peaks and facing the striking Rocca la Meja, whose dramatic rock formations tell the story of the geological forces that shaped the Alps, it feels wonderfully remote. Far from towns and roads, the silence is broken only by the sound of cowbells, while, after sunset, the sky fills with countless stars. Marin was the first to arrive at the checkpoint. At dawn, he had caught up with Matteo on the summit of Col des Ayes, and the two shared several kilometres together, even stopping for breakfast at a French boulangerie. On the following climb, however, Marin gradually pulled away, reaching the refuge in daylight with enough time for a hot meal before setting off again in the last light of the evening, towards the final stretch to the finish line. 📸 @gala.giannini @terresmonviso @velo_viso @ridewithgps @lavaldotaine @giordanacycling @foolhard_ @bici_al_top @fisio_project_valbrembo #Dahutrail #Ultracycling #Bikepacking #Unsupported
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DAHU TRAIL - FINISH LINE On Friday morning, Marin completed the Dahu Trail in 3 days, 20 hours and 57 minutes, arriving in Saluzzo after riding through the night, with only a short stop before the summit of Colle del Sampeyre. He kept smiling all the way to the finish, taking in the route with the same enthusiasm he had shown from the start. The first two days had been tough on him, partly because of the intense heat in the valleys. But on Colle delle Finestre, Marin found his rhythm and from there he only seemed to get faster. With whole pizzas carried in his backpack and entire tins of anchovies among his supplies, he put his experience in managing multi-days efforts to good use, looking more and more at home as the fatigue was building for everyone. At the finish, the Dahu crew welcomed him with a cold beer and one last plate of pasta, before he finally went off for a long sleep. But not before waiting for Pablo to arrive about an hour later, staying at the finish line to congratulate him as he crossed. Congratulations Marin by the whole Dahu Trail crew! 📸 1,3,4,5,6,7,8 @ric.cabella 📸 2,9 @gala.giannini @terresmonviso @velo_viso @ridewithgps @lavaldotaine @giordanacycling @foolhard_ @bici_al_top @fisio_project_valbrembo #Dahutrail #Ultracycling #Bikepacking #Unsupported
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DAHU TRAIL - CP1 On Monday night, the first riders, Marco Sartori, Marin de Saint-Exupéry and Cyril Thibault, reached the first checkpoint in Les Chapieux after a huge day in the mountains, arriving just a few minutes apart. Close behind were Pablo Villar and Igor Mai. Their ride had taken them over long climbs and technical descents, through severe heat and heavy rain before they reached Col de la Seigne, beneath the towering peaks of Mont Blanc. Lightning continued to flicker across the horizon behind them, while the moon slowly emerged as the skies began to clear. After enjoying a well-earned plate of hot pasta and sharing a few stories with the crew, they all decided to get some proper sleep in the checkpoint’s communal tent. A little later, in the middle of the night, Matteo Peyron quietly rolled into the checkpoint while the others slept. After a brief stop, he was back on the bike, riding into the darkness and opening up a significant advantage for the following day. 📸 1,2,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 @ric.cabella 📸 3,4,5,15,16,17 @gala.giannini @terresmonviso @velo_viso @ridewithgps @lavaldotaine @giordanacycling @foolhard_ @bici_al_top @fisio_project_valbrembo #Dahutrail #Ultracycling #Bikepacking #Unsupported
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DAHU TRAIL - DAY 1 One by one, the riders made their way up to the Fenêtre de Durand, the highest point of the Dahu Trail at 2,805 metres. After a long climb from the Aosta Valley, the final steep section forced everyone off the bike for some serious pushing, but the effort was rewarded with an unforgettable view from the top: Gran Combin and Mont Gelé towering above them, glaciers glowing on the far side of the valley, the turquoise lake far below, and the trail disappearing quickly into the descent. The first rider to reach the summit was Marin de Saint-Exupéry, quickly followed by Marco Sartori and by Paolo Luciani. Cyril Thibault, Matteo Peyron and Pablo Villa Arribi arrived all within a few minutes. The sun broke through just as the riders reached the summit, while storm clouds were already building in the valleys below. A reminder that in the Alps, the weather can change in a matter of minutes. 📸 @gala.giannini @terresmonviso @velo_viso @ridewithgps @lavaldotaine @giordanacycling @foolhard_ @bici_al_top @fisio_project_valbrembo #Dahutrail #Ultracycling #Bikepacking #Unsupported
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Before yesterday, I had only seen 2 professional races ever— both in 2018 when @kateplusfate won the XC world champs in Lenzerheide 🇨🇭 and a single stage of the men’s Tour de France in Lille, the day that France won the World Cup ⚽️ Rue & I will be around for the full Tour de France Femmes avec ZWIFT. I started yesterday on a panel at the SRAM Hub with leaders from the industry. What an honor to be included! Many of the audience just completed the GRL PCK rally from Munich. They bikepacked 500 miles (800km), crossing the Alps twice on mixed terrain. I joined for the final 2 days in Switzerland. All 50 women finished! The SRAM Hub in Lausanne has been our home for the past 3 days. It’s heatwave number 4 in Europe 🥵 Here’s the @grl.pck x @sramroad cheer squad 🙌 We spent hours dancing in the sun & getting riled up for the women’s race 🔥 Literal heat waves & Rue 📸 A huge highlight was getting to know Nan Deardorff-McClain. She raced the original women’s Tour de France in the ‘80s. I got to ride out & back with her— spending hours asking each other questions & sharing stories. She’s still fit as a fiddle 🎻 Today’s ride with @sramroad around Lausanne— Lake Geneva, terraces & vineyards 👌 I won’t get to watch every stage in person. The biggest bummer is missing the time trial in Dijon on Tuesday because I think @arcticfaulks has a good shot at winning it. Always making Alaska proud, she’s so fast 💨 So fun to dance with the @grl.pck— looking at you, Ro 🙌 Kept soaking my shirt in ice water to stay cool. Rue’s been making sure I’m well fed. Great surprise to see @marinstex & meet his messenger crew @velocite_sarl ⭐️ Marin was the only local I knew before I arrived here. We met at the Hope 1000 in 2021. Small world! ✴️ Can’t imagine how hot it is in that mascot costume. The squirrel is a great dancer too. Happy to fit in some rides. Taking it easy. I’m a huge fan of Géraldine. Thanks for inviting us to join in the fun!
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