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Frans Claes

- mountainbiker -

#veganpower

 
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BIO FRans Claes

  • Member of HUMANPWR CYCLING TEAM

  • Living & Training in Leuven (Belgium) and Gunten (Switzerland)

  • Build in 1983 (39 years of age)

  • Nutrition & Energy vegan & plantbased products only

  • Started mountainbike competition at the age of 25

career highlights

One days events: 

  • Belgian Champion 2015 - 2016 - 2022

  • Overall Winner UCI World Series Marathon 2017

  • UCI World Series Marathon La Paterna (Spain) 2017

  • UCI World Series Marathon Meda (Portugal) 2019

Stage Races:

  • Trans-Wales (2008)/ Trans-Portugal (2009) / Trans- Maurienne (2012)

    Copa International do Brasil (2013) / Breck-Epic (2015)/ Algarve bike Challenge (2017) / Ischgl Iron Bike (2018) / Simonsberg contour race (2019) / Pe2Plett (2019)

  • Rwandan Epic (2022)

  • Race Nature (2023)

Dreams

  • World Championship

  • Cape Epic

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My bike

"I choose the components and the nutrition which I believe

they can help me in achieving the highest results"

My choices: 

  • Frame: KTM Scarp MT Exonic

  • Suspension: Fox SC 34

  • Handlebar: Gelu

  • Handles: Esi Grips

  • Inner bar grips: Spirgrips

  • Seatpost: Gelu

  • Saddle: Gelu A.1

  • Brakes: Shimano XTR

  • Gearsystem: Sram eagle

  • Wheels: DT Swiss / Duke

  • Tires: Schwalbe

  • Sealant: Orange Seal

  • Lube: Ceramicspeed UFO drip

  • Pedals: Crankbrothers

  • Bearings: Ceramicspeed

  • Plug: Sahmurai Sword

  • Tools: Wolf tooth components

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MY NUTRTION

“As a an athlete it’s important to fuel myself with pure and healthy nutrition. Not only during my workouts and races, but also before and after my efforts. The Innerme products are organic and plant based and therefore the perfect energy source for me”.  

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Vegan athlete? 

 

Why did you change your diet to vegan? Do you have enough proteins to do sports at the highest level? Whats the most difficult part of being vegan? In the interviews below I try to answer these and many more questions about the vegan lifestyle. 

FRANS SHOWS JANA FROM NEWSMONKEY.BE HOW TO EAT VEGAN AND DO SPORTS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL

Vegan & Topsport - Interview by the 'Artevelde Hogeschool' in Gent

L'explication en français pour le 'vegan challenge' de newsmonkey.be & Fanny 

 

Interview met EVAVZW