MAMMENN
When I see your light shine, I know I’m home.
If you’re waiting all your life, you will never go.
Vance Joy, We’re going home
The Project
A Homecoming
Mammenn f. -où (breton): origin, root.
Named as a wink to my Breton origin, this project brings together my love for running and biking outdoors and my desire to (re)discover my home country, France.
From June to September, I plan to cover more than 6’000 human-powered kilometres to revisit places that are close to my heart and discover parts of France that I don’t know yet.
6'000 kilometres
On the bike and on foot.
80'000 meters ascent
9 times Mount Everest.
4 months
Around France.
135 french croissants
Or pains au chocolat…
The Map
6’000 kms around France
I will cycle the main route, following several “véloroutes” around France. In order get to know and enjoy some places better, I’m bringing my trail runners to run or hike some emblematic spots of the regions I’m traversing.
LATEST BLOGS
STORIES FROM AROUND FRANCE
training, gear, stories and pictures of the trip.
Mammenn Chapter 1, the home run: Jura, Vosges and Alsace
Tomorrow is the big departure! I’m experiencing a mix of anxiety and excitement. After all these months of planning, it’s finally happening! So here we go with chapter 1: from Lausanne, where I live, to Haguenau, whrere I grew up. It’s a bit like going from home to home. A less intimidating way of starting this big adventure.
How I dreamt and then made the itinerary of my trip
From my initial idea, to the books and maps that inspired me, the tools I used to map the itinerary and how I drew my map, you’ll find everything about the route of Mammenn here
Bicycle Touring Between Lake Neuchâtel and the Jura Massif
Yverdon-Les-Bains is a beautiful little town on the western tip of Lake Neuchâtel. I’m not immune to the charm of its center, with cobblestone streets and houses painted in terracotta and yellow shades. After refueling with coffee and apple pie, I change into short cycling bibs in the toilets of the bakery and wave goodbye to Yverdon. A few kilometers later, I stop at a closed campsite on the lakeshore to apply a generous amount of sunscreen on my legs. The rays of sun of the lake, sandy beach and tall pines make it feel like I’m somewhere on the Mediterranean.
The Gear
What I’m bringing
Find out everything I’m bringing with me, from the bike touring set-up, to the camping and running gear.
This gear list is a work-in-progress that might evolve during the trip.
Daily stories, posts, videos…
The quickest way to stay up to date with my latest adventures!
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