July 20, 2025
Race across France 2025
From hockey goalkeeper to winning the Race across France in under five years. After placing 12th in 2023 and DNFing in 2024, I returned to Race Across France with a new strategy, and won. 5 days, 13 hours, and 23 minutes to cover 2,607km with 37,000m of climbing. This is how methodical preparation and determination transformed an unlikely dream into victory.
Ultra Cycling Stories
I share my ultra-cycling journey, the raw, unfiltered truth. From setbacks to breakthroughs, these stories take you behind the scenes of races that challenge my limits and, at times, push me beyond them.
February 27, 2025
Ultra Talk #348 - Jonas Verest: “J’ai paniqué, j’ai franchi une limite.”
I share my journey from field hockey to ultra-cycling and the hard lessons learned at the 2024 Race Across France (2500km)—where ambition met reality. I talk about resilience, knowing when to stop, and my plans for 2025, including the Transcontinental Race.
September 27, 2025
RTS Couleur 3 — L’invité sport avec Fantin Moreno
Ancien gardien de but en hockey sur gazon, passé par les équipes de Suisse junior, j’ai troqué ma crosse pour un vélo et trouvé ma voie dans l’ultra-cyclisme. Dans ce podcast, on revient sur mon parcours un peu fou - de la cage de hockey aux podiums de courses d’ultra à travers l’Europe, dont la Race Across France.
Coming up in 2026
The 2026 season marks a new chapter. Four races, four different formats, from the wild hills of the Cévennes to the midnight sun in Trondheim. Starting with the UBF Cévennes 500km in April, then the Race Across France 500km through the heart of the Alps in June, the Transcontinental Race No12 from Norway to Greece in July, and closing out with Les Géants by Matchy 300km in Annecy in August. The biggest season yet.
UBF Cévennes 500km
Kicking off 2026 in the wild hills of southern France. The UltraBike France Cévennes is a 500km self-supported ultra with serious climbing through the Gard and Lozère mountains. Time to see what the legs say after winter.
Race Across France 500km
Shorter format, same obsession. The RAF 500km plunges straight into the heart of the Alps. Galibier, Izoard, Vars, Allos, with 8,500m of climbing packed into 450km. Shorter than 2025's 2,500km beast, but the mountains don't care about distance.
Transcontinental Race No12
The big one. TCR No12 runs from Trondheim, Norway to Kalamata, Greece. Roughly 5,000 km and 65,000 m of climbing with the clock never stopping. Four checkpoints, free route, carry everything. The most northerly start in TCR history, departing at 8 PM on the last night the sun never fully sets.
Les Géants by Matchy 300km
Closing out the season in Annecy with Les Géants by Matchy. The 300km road format packs 6,000m of climbing into the heart of the Alps. Fourth edition, shorter than the other races this year but the cols don't mess around.