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Formerly from Mayenne and frequent travellers, Fred and Caroline de Sojanar left the Laval metropolitan area on Thursday November 7, 2024. Heading to Malaysia within a year. Special feature: they make the trip by bike. Caroline's father, Alain Denis, 72, from Laval, accompanies the couple to Istanbul in Türkiye. By bike, of course.
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From left to right: Fred and Caroline de Sojanar and Alain Denis, 72 years old, Caroline's father. Here near the Entrammes bridge, Thursday November 7, 2024, at the start of their journey to Istanbul. | CAP AND SNEAKERS
Going from Laval in Mayenne to Istanbul (Türkiye) by bike, using the strength of his calves, absolutely does not scare this septuagenarian. Alain Denis, a 72-year-old Laval resident, is quite a cyclist. “I cycle around 16,000 km per year. » For several decades, he has scrupulously noted all the distances he achieves on two wheels. And it's impressive. “Since 1985, I have cycled 508,000 km. Before, I didn't write down what I did. I must be between 600,000 and 700,000 km. »
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