July 20, 2025
Race across France 2025
From hockey goalkeeper to winning the Race across France in under five years. After placing 12th in 2023 and DNFing in 2024, I returned to Race Across France with a new strategy—and won. 5 days, 13 hours, and 23 minutes to cover 2,607km with 37,000m of climbing. This is how methodical preparation and determination transformed an unlikely dream into victory.
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Ultra Cycling Stories
I share my ultra-cycling journey—the raw, unfiltered truth. From setbacks to breakthroughs, these stories take you behind the scenes of races that challenge my limits and, at times, push me beyond them.
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About Me
Former international field hockey goalkeeper turned self-supported ultra cyclist. What began as a detour is now a deliberate mission to prepare deeply and test a moving limit. Four years in, I won the Race Across France—and I’m still learning how far I can go.
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February 27, 2025
Ultra Talk #348 - Jonas Verest: “J’ai paniqué, j’ai franchi une limite.”
I share my journey from field hockey to ultra-cycling and the hard lessons learned at the 2024 Race Across France (2500km)—where ambition met reality. I talk about resilience, knowing when to stop, and my plans for 2025, including the Transcontinental Race.
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September 27, 2025
RTS Couleur 3 — L’invité sport avec Fantin Moreno
Ancien gardien de but en hockey sur gazon, passé par les équipes de Suisse junior, j’ai troqué ma crosse pour un vélo et trouvé ma voie dans l’ultra-cyclisme. Dans ce podcast, on revient sur mon parcours un peu fou — de la cage de hockey aux podiums de courses d’ultra à travers l’Europe, dont la Race Across France.
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Coming up in 2026
Plans for 2026 are currently in the making. Next year will mark a new chapter in my ultra endurance cycling journey. Stay tuned.
2025 Results →