Toul. Laurent Dupré completed the Paris-Brest-Paris route in 86 hours: "We drove fast at an average speed of 25 km/h over 400 km each day."

A total of 3,338 kilometers in three weeks, with the longest stage 209 kilometers. These are two figures from the 2025 Tour de France, which is being watched worldwide.

Alongside these professional cyclists, amateurs achieve feats that often go under the media radar, such as the Paris-Brest-Paris achieved in August 2023 at the age of 55 by Laurent...

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