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Manon Bohard – Resilience, success and 2025 challenges for the ultra-trail runner
By Laurène Philippot

Dans cet épisode du podcast La Sportive Outdoor, j’ai reçu Manon Bohard, ultra-traileuse française au palmarès impressionnant, qui a remporté la Diagonale des Fous 2024. Watch the video interview Listen to the podcast Episode summary French ultra-trail runner Manon Bohard has established herself as one of the world’s leading trail runners. Winner of the TDS, […]

How many kilometers a day when bikepacking?
By Laurène Philippot

How many kilometers per day should you allow for a cycling trip? It’s obviously difficult to give a universal answer to this question, as there are so many criteria to take into account. In general, a cyclotourist covers around 50 to 80 km per day, but this is only an average. In this article, I […]

Test of the Reines cycling shorts – Menstrual cycling shorts
By Laurène Philippot

Introducing the cycling shorts for women cyclists from French brand Reines, which are both technical and aesthetic, and can be worn on or off your period. Here’s my review after a full test. Test video summary My summary I liked I liked it less How do I use the Reines short cycling shorts? The Reines […]

Vegetarian/vegan sportswoman: how to eat enough protein?
By Alice Leveque

Being an athletic woman and eating a vegetarian or vegan diet can lead to a lot of questions about nutrition, and rightly so. In this article, I explain why protein is essential to your health and how to cover your protein needs with the help of concrete examples of menus. Definitions In my opinion, it’s […]

Raconter l’histoire oubliée des femmes de l’alpinisme avec Stéphanie Agresti
By Laurène Philippot

In this interview, I interview Stéphanie Agresti, co-author with her husband Blaise Agresti of the book “Histoire de l’alpinisme au féminin” published by Glénat, which focuses on women in the history of mountaineering. Watch the video interview Listen to the podcast Summary Teacher and mountaineering enthusiast Stéphanie Agresti and her husband Blaise have written Une […]

Test Adidas Velosamba – My favorite SPD cleat cycling sneakers!
By Laurène Philippot

Adidas Velosamba. Here’s a sneaker model I found after a lot of research. I wanted to find cycling shoes with cleats (for automatic pedals) that would be comfortable enough for me to walk in, but that would also look like urban sneakers rather than cycling shoes… I’ve been using these shoes for several years. Here’s […]

5 bikepacking events to discover in 2025
By Caroline Prigent

In recent years, new bikepacking events have sprung up to satisfy our insatiable thirst for adventure by bike. Bikepacking is the best way to discover the world in a different way, whether you’re itinerant, riding at your own pace or looking for a personal challenge. It combines adventure, freedom and exploration, and is accessible to […]

Mila Colas – Cycling with a baby
By Laurène Philippot

In this interview, I invited Mila Colas from the Un monde à vélo website to share with us her experience of traveling by bike with a baby. Initial fears, advice, equipment, benefits of bike travel for parents and child… Mila looks back on her travels with her daughter, and gives us plenty of tips and […]

When the motivation to practice sports raises questions
By Sandra Holtz

Have you ever asked yourself what motivates you in your practice? Are you really aware of what brings you pleasure? In my consultations, I often hear vague answers to these questions. When they become clear, they can be surprising and not always easy to accept. In any case, they testify to the complexity of what […]