Nathalie Baillon
Nathalie Baillon is a French ultra-distance cyclist.
In 2023, she became the first woman to cross Europe from South to North, covering more than 6,400 km in 19 days, at an average speed of about 14.3 km/h, including stops[1]. She notoriously won the Tour Divide 2025 women’s race, arriving in Antelope Wells after 16 days, 10 hours, and 17 minutes[2]. In August 2025 she wins the overall ranking of "Les Geants", a 400km and +10,500m gravel race, in 28h and 7 minutes. Only 42% of cyclists managed to finish the race under the 48h time limit.
Palmarès
| Year | Event | Place | Distance, Elevation | Duration | Women's Position | Overall Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | BikingMan Corsica | France | 850 km, +15 000 m | 2d 11h 8min | 1st | 4th[3] |
| 2021 | B-Hard Ultra Race | Bosnia | 1 200 km, +15 000 m | 2d 10h 9min | 1st | 2nd[4] |
| 2021 | BikingMan Euskadi | Pyrenees | 1 000 km, +23 000 m | 3d 8h 13min | 1st | 7th[5] |
| 2021 | Wish One Gravel Race Aubrac | France | 170km | - | 1st | –[6] |
| 2022 | 24 h du Mans vélo | France | 837 km | 24h | 1st | 4th[7] |
| 2022 | Ultr'Arverne | France | 780 km, +15 000 m | - | 1st | 2nd |
| 2022 | Trans Balkan Race | Balkan | 1 300 km, +27 000 m | 7d 14h 55min | 2nd | 15th[8] |
| 2022 | Haute Route Davos | Switzerland | 265 km, +6750 m (3 stages) | 7h 19min | 2nd | 43rd[9] |
| 2023 | Silk Road Mountain Race | Kyrgyzstan | 1 880 km, +27 700 m | 8d 16h 18min | 1st (woman tie) | 14th[10] |
| 2023 | Tarifa → North Cape | Europe | 6 300 km | 18d 15h 27min | women's WR | –[11] |
| 2024 | Atlas Mountain Race | Morocco | 1 337 km, +21 140 m | 5d 0h 2min | 2nd | 22nd[12] |
| 2024 | Ultr’Arverne | France | 778km, +14 500 m | - | 1st | 5th |
| 2024 | Badlands | Spain | 760 km, +15 000 m | 2d 12h 19min | 4th | 19th[13] |
| 2024 | Canyon Gravel Roc | France | 69,6 km, +1 660 m | 3h 09min 13s | 3rd | –[14] |
| 2025 | Tour Divide | USA | 4 353 km, +33 296 m | 16d 10h 17min | 1st | –[15] |
| 2025 | Les Géants Gravel | France | 400 km, +10 500 m | 1d 4h 07min | 1st | 1st[16] |
References
- ^ https://www.lokki.rent/media/nathalie-baillon
- ^ "Nathalie Baillon Wins the 2025 Tour Divide!". 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Corsica #3 2020 Results".
- ^ https://dotwatcher.cc/results/2021/b-hard-ultra-race-2021
- ^ "Euskadi #1 2021 Results".
- ^ https://www.lequipe.fr/Velo-mag/Route/Actualites/La-wish-one-gravel-race-2021-une-course-pas-comme-les-autres/1280814
- ^ "Le Mans. 24 Heures Vélo Škoda : Nathalie Baillon a pédalé 837 km en solo - ici". 29 August 2022.
- ^ https://dotwatcher.cc/results/2022/trans-balkan-race-2022
- ^ https://timing4you.com/resultats/G-Live-HR-9.1/g-live.reel.html?f=../2022/HRDS/HauteRouteDavosOriginal_2022.clax
- ^ "Silk Road Mountain Race 2023 Tracking". 23 August 2023.
- ^ https://lecycle.fr/actualites/en-un-peu-plus-de-18-jours-nathalie-baillon-a-parcouru-6-400-km-entre-tarifa-et-le-cap-nord/41017/
- ^ https://dotwatcher.cc/results/2024/atlas-mountain-race-2024
- ^ https://bikepacking.com/tracker/badlands-2024/
- ^ https://www.velo101.com/courses/cyclisme/immersion-au-coeur-de-la-canyon-gravel-roc-2024-aventure-et-convivialite/
- ^ "Nathalie Baillon Wins the 2025 Tour Divide!". 29 June 2025.
- ^ https://live.traky365.com/les-geants-2025