Julien Absalon

Julien Absalon belongs in any serious conversation about the greatest cross-country mountain bikers ever, and I do not say that lightly. A career stretching from 2001 to 2018 is its own monument to consistency, and the Legion of Honour and National Order of Merit confirm that France saw him as more than an athlete. What I find thrilling is the explosive climbing power that defined his racing, the way he could simply ride away from a field on a brutal ascent.

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Name (English)

Julien Absalon

Name (Japanese)

ジュリアン・アプサロン

Reading

じゅりあん・あぷさろん

Born

August 16, 1980 (age 46)

Origin

Remiremont, Vosges, France

Height

180 cm

Occupation

mountain biker / sport cyclist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Officer of the National Order of Merit
• 2004 Knight of the Legion of Honour

• Official sitehttps://www.julien-absalon.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/julien_absalon/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julien%20Absalon
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%97%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382060

Tags

• Vosges
• mountain biker
• sport cyclist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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