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. He pairs a Leo's competitive fire with an artisan's patience, and that rare combination is exactly why he endures as a benchmark.

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 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

Origin

Remiremont, Vosges, France

Height

180 cm

Occupation

mountain biker / sport cyclist

Awards & achievements

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

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.julien-absalon.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/julien_absalon/
• 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

Tags

• Vosges
• mountain biker
• sport cyclist

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.