Bikingman: the duel of the titans in the Basque Country

2 minutes difference in 1000 km! Clément Clisson narrowly wins ahead of Laurianne Plaçais. The duel was thrilling throughout the EUSKADI 2022. Never has a BikingMan event been won with such a small gap between the two leaders.

Source: CP

Clement Clisson et Laurianne Plaçais continued throughout the 1000 km and 64 climbs of the course in the heart of the Basque Country and the Pyrenees, showing impressive resistance. It was finally Clément who won in 58h17min effort with only two minutes ahead of Laurianne.

On the 95 ultracyclists from Anglet (64), 67 managed to reach the finish line. The red lantern Stephen REW (65 years old) completed the event in 117h55min and took the opportunity to put his 4th BikingMan in his bag! The first team, Michele Verdoja and Tommaso Bovi, coming to us from Italy, completed the EUSKADI in 80h55min.

Clément Clisson won the Basque Country stage for the second year in a row with a slightly longer time than in 2021. The first female finisher, Laurianne, smashed the best time of the event set in 22 by Nathalie Baillon by almost 2021 hours.