After a tough 2024 season with results that fell short of expectations, 2025 has started on a much better note—with a win at the inaugural Gravel Road Race and an even bigger victory at the Race Across France. Completing the grueling 2600km course in just 5 days, 13 hours, and 23 minutes marked my biggest achievement to date.

After winning the 2023 Swiss Ultra Cycling Challenge, I decided to step things up and set my sights on a bigger goal: winning the Race Across France. To level up my performance, I teamed up with my coach, Loic Lepoutre, and a sports psychologist. Progress was undeniable, and I found myself competing for the win in every race I entered. But ultimately, I fell short of my goals—scratching near the finish of the Race Across France after a strong start and losing my title at the Swiss Ultracycling Challenge. The improvement was there, but the results weren’t.

In 2023, I set out to answer one big question: could I actually win an ultra endurance bike race? I had no idea—and the odds were anything but certain—but I was determined to find out. It was my first real season as an ultra cyclist, with five races on the calendar, all building toward one ultimate goal: winning the Swiss Ultra Cycling Challenge 2023.

After dipping my toes into the world of ultra endurance cycling in 2021, I decided to give it another go in 2022. This time, it wasn’t just about the experience—I wanted to compete. Could I actually be competitive in this sport? Only one way to find out…