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Nicolas Fleury: crossing Sweden by bike, trials and making a living from cycling

Taillo — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:58:39 +0000

Episode in French.

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Thanks to Nicolas for coming to the studio to record this episode.

His video, 10 Days to Cross Europe by Bike:
https://youtu.be/xRKYOwzdKVM?si=ZbuOTG6FURheDM_H

Find Nicolas on social media:
https://www.instagram.com/nicolasfleury_/
https://www.tiktok.com/@nicolasfleury
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-fleury-travaillons-ensemble/

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Episode chapters.

00:00 Introducing the guest
01:59 Sweden by bike
06:43 How to prepare for it?
12:00 Highlights of the trip
14:33 What it taught him
17:16 Strength of character
19:33 His career in trials
31:30 The comparison
35:32 Advice for those who want to make a living from cycling
37:09 Defining “Core” and “Mainstream”
45:41 His business model
01:00:30 Ambassador or influencer?
01:02:12 How much does Nico cost?
01:14:27 Convictions and collaborations
01:18:35 His team
01:40:47 The BIG thing he would like to achieve
01:48:21 What we can wish him for the future
01:49:56 A guest suggestion?
01:53:24 A final word?
01:54:14 My final word
01:58:18 Thank you

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20 minutes to understand EVERYTHING about gravel and its future

Taillo — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:00:19 +0000

Video in French.

In this excerpt, Axel Carion shares his view of what gravel is and where he thinks the discipline is heading.

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En Roue Libre Inside – A visit to the Evil factory

Taillo — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:00:35 +0000

Video in French.

In this new video, I take you north of Seattle to Bellingham, one of the hotspots of mountain biking in North America, to discover or rediscover the EVIL brand.

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Axel Carion: bike travel, its rise and gravel

Taillo — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:00:02 +0000

Episode in French.

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Thanks to Axel Carion for coming on En Roue Libre.

Listening to Axel talk about his bike journeys means running the risk of wanting to set off too.
Consume this episode in moderation if you feel you might crack at any moment.

Find all the information about Axel here ⬇️
His website: https://axelcarion.com
His Instagram account: https://instagram.com/axel_carion
His book: Le monde à vélo (The World by Bike): amzn.to/4seGssb
His video: GREAT DIVIDE EPISODE 4 – 4,400 km by mountain bike in 26 days across the UNITED STATES: https://youtu.be/N-2B8glixCs?si=sCHC1Fuw3igqWwF3
About Frank Lenz: https://lepetitbraquet.fr/chron59_frank_lenz.html
About Alexandre Poussin: https://babelio.com/livres/Poussin-On-a-roule-sur-la-terre/84063

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:48 Introducing Shifter
02:50 France, the land of cycling?
05:18 A few stats
09:24 What brought him here
11:09 Why he loved it
14:31 Inline skating, good preparation for bike travel?
20:01 Discovery and speed
25:15 The return of bike travel
30:09 The growth of bike travel
33:34 Bike travel: inclusive?
36:42 What is gravel?
41:23 Gravel & MTB, the same fight?
44:54 Gravel, less dangerous than road or MTB?
49:45 The gravel of the future
57:14 Adventure by bike
01:05:22 How he chooses his destinations
01:10:14 The hard times
01:18:10 His most memorable journeys
01:25:07 How to set off?
01:30:27 Ultra-distance and the Biking Man
01:37:45 Who takes part
01:41:00 Preparing for an ultra
01:51:57 The starter pack for a Biking Man
01:56:17 What we can wish him for the future
02:00:22 A next guest?
02:02:29 A final word
02:02:48 My final word
02:04:05 Thank you!

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Maël Féron: climbing the Mégavalanche by headlamp before racing it

Taillo — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:38 +0000

Episode in French.

Maël Féron is an enduro mountain bike racer and an engineering student in Strasbourg.

What on earth was he thinking? That’s the question you might ask yourself when you watch the documentary Mégavalanche Up & Down, in which Maël rides up the course of the Alpe d’Huez Mégavalanche from Allemond to the Pic Blanc by headlamp, before taking the start and finishing 4th in the race.

And if you think Maël is a bit crazy, you’re way off the mark. Because this 21-year-old engineering student has a better head on his shoulders than I did at his age, and he thought things through carefully before launching into this project, even if he readily admits to having cultivated a certain ignorance to pull off the challenge.

And you’ll see that he has a clear plan, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him take on other projects of the same kind soon.

In this episode, expect to discover:
– Why Maël decided to leave cross-country for enduro, and how he managed to cause a surprise in his first races.
– His account of the attempted Tour du Mont Blanc with Jules Auroux, which laid the groundwork for what came next.
– Where the idea for the Mégavalanche Up & Down challenge came from.
– How he experienced, from the inside, that 2,800 m climb up to the Pic Blanc at Alpe d’Huez, and above all how he managed to finish 4th behind Alex Rudeau and ahead of a certain Kilian Bron.
– The behind-the-scenes of his physical preparation to keep up with Damien Oton and Kilian Bron, and the mystery of his state of flow during the race.
– How he balances engineering school and his sport, and his advice for students who want to perform in both their studies and sport.
– And plenty of other things.

Episode chapters
00:00 Intro
04:36 Riding up the Maïdo
06:090 The Mégavalanche Up & Down documentary
08:03 What was going through his head?
10:280 The physical side
13:31 Introducing Maël
17:30 First enduro races
22:43 The Tour du Mont Blanc
31:19 Mégavalanche Up & Down
45:25 The race
58:04 His gear
01:01:02 How he combines studies and sport
01:04:22 His passion for video
01:07:34 After school
01:08:48 His dream
01:11:28 His sponsors
01:14:54 His Mégavalanche in Réunion
01:15:58 What the Mégavalanche means to him
01:17:23 Should you do the Réunion Méga?
01:18:00 What we can wish him for the future?
01:18:25 A next guest?
01:20:19 A final word?
01:21:10 My final word
01:24:09 Thank you
01:25:01 Thanks to the Case Bambou
01:25:35 Thanks to the UCC and the Enduro Marinès for the invitation
01:26:26 Thanks to the locals!

Episode links: The Tour du Mont Blanc documentary https://youtu.be/Md8fGCz_KWs?si=3PUr3bq874YcnR-Z
Mégavalanche Up & Down https://youtu.be/Q-A-4p0_WtM?si=EVQiHiwrAQsEtKaM

Robin Challamel’s Tour du Mont Blanc record:
https://www.chamonix.net/francais/actualite/robin-challamel-encore-un-nouveau-record-du-tmb-en-vtt-14h44m

This episode of En Roue Libre is supported by Shifter, the all-in-one solution for managing bike shops.

Thanks to the UCC, organiser of the Réunion Mégavalanche, and to Florent Payet and the Enduro Marinès team for making this episode possible.

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A conversation with Daniel Bremicker – CEO of Abus

Taillo — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:00:14 +0000

Daniel Bremicker is head of ABUS’s mobility division.

I was able to discuss a number of topics with him, such as his relationship with cycling, bike security, the difficulty of keeping production in Europe, upcoming investments, and much more….

The link to the Abus factory visit
https://youtu.be/-QIEgvosBnI

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En Roue Libre Inside – A visit to the Abus factory

Taillo — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:00:47 +0000

🇫🇷 Remember to turn on subtitles to get the most out of the video

Did you think locks were made on old machines?
You’re way off the mark!

In this video, I take you to Abus to discover how the German brand designs, develops, manufactures and tests its bike locks, padlocks, keys and helmets.

Follow me on a deep dive into the factory of the future, where the machines are driven by AI.

Video chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:11 Discovering the ABUS showroom with Florian Plumail
03:08 Meeting Lena and the Granit Super Extreme 2500
05:41 Meeting Patrick, helmet product manager
08:34 Meeting Daniel Bremicker, head of mobility at ABUS
13:39 Discovering the Rehe factory
27:25 The test lab
34:20 The giveaway
35:18 Conclusion

Thanks to @ABUSgroup @ABUSinternational for the opportunity to visit the Rehe factory and the Wetter headquarters. Thanks to Daniel Bremicker, Florian Plumail, Peter Wachsen, Julian, Lena and Peter for their help in making this video.

Editing: Jules Langeard & Antoine Taillefer

Music: ES_Inner Groove Hangout – Dusty Decks

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Alex Rudeau: from trials to enduro world champion

Taillo — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 05:00:24 +0000

Episode in French.

Alex Rudeau (not Alexandre 😅) is a professional enduro mountain bike racer and the discipline’s world champion in 2024.

Nothing destined Alex for a career in enduro, let alone becoming world champion,
because his first competitions were on a trials bike and a trials MTB, from the age of six and a half.
But after 16 years spent in the sections, the rider from the Ardèche was looking for something new, fell in love with enduro, and his competitive spirit quickly pushed him to set himself some rather ambitious goals.

Alex’s journey is that of an elite athlete who, like many others, has reached the summit but also the depths,
and in this conversation he reminds us that champions are human above all, and that to perform at the highest level you first have to listen to and respect yourself.

In this episode, recorded on the sidelines of the Réunion Mégavalanche, expect to discover:
– Why, in his view, trials struggles to attract new riders even though it produces some of the most technical riders in the field.
– Why he persisted in enduro racing despite a difficult start.
– His boundless love for flat pedals, and why you won’t see him on clipless pedals any time soon.
– The behind-the-scenes of setting up his own team, and the sacrifices he had to make to run it alongside his season.
– His journey and the preparation that allowed him to win the first world champion title in the history of enduro in 2024, and how he experienced losing his title in 2025.
– His advice for athletes, elite or not, to avoid depression or burnout.
– His race strategy to try to dethrone Hugo Pigeon on the Réunion Mégavalanche podium.
– And plenty of other things.

Episode chapters:
00:00 Teaser
02:29 Introducing the guest
03:16 Summary
05:34 No regrets about clipless pedals?
07:12 First contact with the bike
08:18 First competition at six and a half
09:43 Understanding trials bikes and trials MTB
11:41 Trials, an under-publicised sport
12:53 Go ride trials!
15:04 His trials career
19:41 Female trials riders
21:41 The urge for change
24:52 Why enduro?
33:26 Flat vs clipless pedals
41:00 The Commençal Enduro Project
42:56 Where he has progressed the most
55:38 His 2024 world champion title
01:02:37 Setting up his team
01:08:07 His 2025 season
01:14:29 What he would do differently
01:15:44 His advice to riders who are struggling to cope
01:20:11 His 2026 goals
01:22:06 His experience of the Réunion Mégavalanche
01:26:57 His goal for the Méga
01:27:57 What we can wish him for the future
01:28:50 A next guest?
01:32:16 Thanks to La Case Bambou in St Gilles les Bains
01:33:43 Thanks to the UCC
01:33:54 Thanks to Florent Payet and the Enduro Marinès team

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Thanks to @uccsportevent6676, organiser of the Réunion @MEGAVALANCHEofficial, and to Florent Payet and the Enduro Marinès team for making this episode possible.

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50 products tested to ride warm and dry in 2026

Taillo — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:00:44 +0000

Video in French.

In this video, I share 50 products tested in real-world conditions to ride warm and dry in 2026, with a selection of the best pieces from Canyon, Bluegrass, Rudy Project, Leatt, AF Protect, Five, Alpinestars, Gorewear, Ale Cycling, Q36.5, EKOI, Fizik, Fox, Crankbrothers, Lezyne, Zéfal and Sendhit.

Video chapters and links

00:00 Intro
00:22 What’s in the video
01:02 The Canyon Deflectr helmet
www.canyon.com/fr-fr/vetements/casques-velo/canyon-off-road/canyon-deflectr-helmet/9102440.html
04:09 The Bluegrass Jetro helmet
www.met-helmets.com/en/shop/gravity/bluegrass-helmets/bluegrass-trail-helmets/jetro/
05:46 Rudy Project Spinshield Air glasses
www.rudyproject.com/products/spinshield-pro-sp9875020000
07:00 The Leatt Velocity 5.0 MTB IRIZ goggle
int.leatt.com/collections/mtb-goggles/products/goggle-velocity-5-0-mtb-iriz?variant=44409841025058
08:56 AF Protect water-repellent film
www.instagram.com/afprotect/
11:11 Warm Evo WP glove
five-gloves.com/en/catalog/bike/fall-winter/fall-winter_extreme-cold/warm-evo-wp/
11:52 The Five Traverse WB glove
five-gloves.com/en/catalog/bike/fall-winter/fall-winter_cold-weather-long/traverse-wb/
12:39 The Five Neo Bike glove
five-gloves.com/en/catalog/bike/fall-winter/fall-winter_cold-weather-short/neo-bike/
13:02 The Five Cyclone Infinium Stretch glove
five-gloves.com/en/catalog/bike/fall-winter/fall-winter_cold-weather-long/cyclone-infinium-strech/
13:52 The Alpinestars A Dura Rain glove
eu.alpinestars.com/products/a-dura-rain-gloves
14:32 The Alpinestars A Dura Thermal glove
eu.alpinestars.com/products/a-dura-thermal-gloves
14:53 The Gorewear Fernflow jacket
www.gorewear.com/fr-fr/fernflow-veste-thermique-homme-101198?variant=18723
16:35 The Alpinestars A Dura Elite Waterproof jacket
fr.alpinestars.com/en/products/a-dura-elite-waterproof-jacket-red-fluo?_pos=5&_fid=88f5a0557&_ss=c
17:35 Alpinestars A Dura Thermal gilet
A-Dura Thermal Vest
fr.alpinestars.com/en/products/a-dura-thermal-vest?_pos=15&_fid=88f5a0557&_ss=c
18:21 The Ale Cycling Riparo jacket
alecycling.com/en/products/water-repellent-jacket-man-riparo-23-078?variant=46160370761952
20:02 Q36.5 Adventure jacket
www.q36-5.com/fr-fr/shop/adventure-veste-hiver-nautica-blue/
21:07 Alpinestars A Dura Thermal trousers
eu.alpinestars.com/products/a-dura-thermal-pant
22:04 Alpinestars A Dura Waterproof trousers
fr.alpinestars.com/en/products/a-dura-waterproof-pant
22:40 Gorewear Lupra Gore-Tex EPE trousers
www.gorewear.com/fr-fr/lupra-gore-tex-pantalon-homme-101106?variant=16911
23:40 Alpinestars A Dura Dry Wool jersey
fr.alpinestars.com/en/products/a-dura-dri-wool-jersey-long-sleeve-dark-gray?_pos=24&_fid=392ca76ea&_ss=c
24:25 Alpinestars A Dura Thermal jersey
fr.alpinestars.com/en/products/a-dura-thermal-jersey?_pos=37&_fid=392ca76ea&_ss=c
25:02 Bib Long MTB ThermaFlow 4.0
int.leatt.com/collections/mtb-riding-apparel/products/bib-long-mtb-thermaflow-4-0
26:01 Mono Suit MTB HydraDri 5.0
int.leatt.com/collections/mtb-riding-apparel/products/mono-suit-mtb-hydradri-5-0
30:28 EKOI Racing MTB RM TRAIL one-piece suit
www.ekoi.fr/fr/combinaison-mtb/14336-combinaison-integrale-ekoi-racing-mtb-rm-trail.html
31:12 Fizik Nanuq GTX shoe
www.fizik.com/en-eu/products/shoes-terra-nanuq-gtx-black_grey-tex2agr1v1070
32:36 HydraDri ProClip 8.0 Boa shoes
int.leatt.com/collections/mtb-shoes/products/shoes-hydradri-proclip-8-0-boa
34:25 Fox Union Boa All Weather shoes
foxracing.fr/product/chaussures-pour-pedales-automatiques-fox-union-boa-all-weather/37610.html
36:20 Fox Union Canvas shoes
foxracing.fr/product/chaussures-mi-hautes-fox-union-canvas/36890.html#yotpo-reviews-main-widget
37:21 Fox Union Boa shoes
foxracing.fr/product/chaussures-fox-union-boa-pour-pedales-automatiques%C2%A0/33342.html?dwvar_33342_color=330&cgid=mens-mtb-gear-shoes
38:40 Crank Brothers Mallet Trail Clip shoes
www.crankbrothers.com/products/mallet-trail-boa-black-gold
39:47 Alpinestars Waterproof socks
fr.alpinestars.com/en/products/a-dura-waterproof-socks-dark-titanium
40:29 MEGA DRIVE 2400+ FRONT light
ride.lezyne.com/products/mega-drive-2400-plus-led-front-bike-light
41:21 FUSION DRIVE 500+ FRONT light
ride.lezyne.com/products/fusion-drive-500-plus
41:57 KTV DRIVE PRO+ REAR light
ride.lezyne.com/collections/led-rear-bike-lights/products/ktv-drive-pro-plus-rear
43:00 Zéfal Deflector mudguard
44:38 Zéfal Deflector rear mudguard
44:57 Zéfal bottles
www.zefal.com/en/26-bottles?page=2
45:57 Zéfal Pulse S2 bottle cage
www.zefal.com/fr/porte-bidons/724-690-pulse-s2.html#/80-modele-droite
46:40 Crank Brothers bottle cage
47:28 Mallet Enduro pedals
www.crankbrothers.com/products/mallet-e
48:17 Sendhit hand guards

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Jean Sulpice: a two-Michelin-star chef, cycling and intensity

Taillo — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:00:07 +0000

Episode in French.

Jean Sulpice is a chef with two Michelin stars at his restaurant Le Père Bise in Talloires, on the shores of Lake Annecy.

Building bridges between fine dining and cycling is usually a tricky exercise, but Jean has managed to find them a common denominator: intensity.

Because whether he’s riding in his own backyard around Lake Annecy, ski mountaineering in a skinsuit on the Pierra Menta course, or in the kitchen surrounded by his brigade, Jean has only one level of intensity: the maximum.

And had he not chosen cooking, there’s no doubt he could have had a great career as an elite athlete.

But the challenge that has driven Jean since he started behind the stoves at the age of 16 is earning the highest distinction for a chef running a restaurant: a third Michelin star.

And to get there, he structures his project with an approach that has a lot in common with that of the biggest pro teams in mountain biking or on the road. And like the leaders of those teams, he brings partners and friends along on the adventure, all rallied to help him reach his goal.

In this episode, expect to discover:
– The steely mindset and exceptional physique that allowed him to finish in the lead group on his first Roc d’Azur (France’s biggest mountain bike festival).
– The very special relationship he had with his bike there, and why he went as far as talking to it during the race.
– The behind-the-scenes of his Pierra Menta, one of the most prestigious ski mountaineering races in the world, alongside Charles Dubouloz, a monument of French mountaineering.
– How he manages to combine a minister’s schedule, as chef-owner of a two-star restaurant, with intensive sport.
– Why he sees sport as central to his quest for the third star.
– How he rallies partners and friends from his region around his project, and the fascinating similarities between his daily life and that of the pro teams performing at the highest level.
– Why you absolutely must treat yourself to a fine-dining experience before you die, and a few precious tips to make the most of it.
– And plenty of other things.

Try Shifter today and get 30% off your subscription with the code Enrouelibre30.
And every month, one of the shops that used this code will be drawn at random to win a free one-year subscription.

Go to app-shifter.com/enrouelibre

Episode chapters.
00:00 Teaser
01:49 Introducing En Roue Libre
02:24 Introducing Jean Sulpice
03:30 Episode summary
04:32 Introducing Shifter
05:28 His Roc d’Azur
12:22 Racing team or restaurant, the same fight?
17:25 Why the Roc d’Azur?
22:30 Jean’s Spark RC for the Roc
27:46 Jean’s intensity
32:59 The e-bike
36:53 Ski mountaineering
49:41 Channelling his energy
56:48 Bike travel
01:02:15 Fine dining
01:11:50 Fine dining for dummies
01:23:53 How he creates his menu
01:29:43 The partners who support him
01:41:41 What we can wish him for the future
01:42:28 A next guest on En Roue Libre?
01:48:49 My final word
01:50:08 Thank you
01:50:26 Outro

Episode links:
https://www.jeansulpice.com/auberge-du-pere-bise/
The Pierra Menta https://www.pierramenta.com/
The Spinal Tap reference https://youtu.be/4xgx4k83zzc?si=POhp3dYLtdX3rPWh

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