From Resilience to Performance

— My path toward the peaks of ultra-distance, to inspire and push the limits of what seems possible.

In September 2023, everything shifted. Guillain-Barré syndrome, near-total paralysis, no legs, no voice, no control. A body shutting down, a mind absorbing the shock, and weeks spent relearning movements we never pay attention to: swallowing, articulating, putting one foot in front of the other.
When I finally got back on the bike, it wasn’t a return. It was a restart. A reset, simple and brutal.

2024 brought the first answers: 8th at the UCI Gravel World Series in Millau in my age category, a result that qualified me for the UCI World Championships in Belgium. And 7th in my first 1000 km BikingMan in Morocco.

Hard, demanding races where I understood that the engine was still there, different, but determined.

At 45, with a body that will never fit the standards of a razor-thin climber, there’s another challenge: feeling legitimate. Accepting my weight, my age, my limits, and moving forward anyway.