BENCYCLINg
Endurance athlete // bikepacking racer
La Baroudeuse Unpaved
La Baroudeuse Unpaved RACE is a self-supported ultra-distance mountainbike race in one of the most beautiful regions of Europe. 80% on tracks and 20% of small secondary roads, the event is divided into 3 distances: 317K for cyclists who wish to discover bikepacking and escape for a long weekend, 650K to have a very intense adventure over a few days and finally a test of 1150K for seasoned cyclists.
Distance
1150 km
Difficulty (1-10)
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Days
10
% Rideable
60%
% tracks
80%
Total Ascent
30.000 m
% small roads
20%
Highpoint
2661 m
Mon Baroudeuse Unpaved (2019).
- Start // La Turbie
- CP1 // Moustiers Sainte Marie K230
- CP2 // Mont Ventoux (Chalet Renard) K420
- CP3 // Gap K655
- CP4 // Cime de la Bonette K786
- CP5 // Castérino K965
- Finish // La Turbie K1150
- Time // DNF
- Place // DNF
I had a very hard start with the heat and the hike-a-bikes on the first day. Day 2 went better. We had some nice climbs and fast downhills but also so much hiking sections. Second day stopped at Cp2, Chalet Renard. Day 3 started great but when the sun was out, the heat got me again and watersources on the track were so hard to find. My motivation dropped and ended up in a first scratch on a bikepacking event.
It does not feel great to scratch, but it’s just a bike race after all.
My ride stopped in Verclause around km 560. Around 60 hours of hard work in a beautiful but tough scenary. My first “fail” so far in a race and that is not a positive feeling! I can blame the heat or the lack on resupply or maybe the injury after HT550 I had, …. but that would be all to easy! This experience can be a new start. Thinking about what is good and what I can change. Training, nutrition, bike-setup, … there is always space for emprovement. “We learn from failure, not from succes!” I’ll give it some time, and then up to next challenges.
Also I want to thank the people and brands for the support and their believe in me!
Pierre-arnaud from CHIRU Bikes to let me in the chirubrigade.
Carbon Endurance Component, 7mesh and MET Helmets to support the team with their high quality gear!
My bike and gearlist.
CHIRU DIVIDER – Fox suspension
