Frans Claes
- mountainbiker -
#veganpower
BIO FRans Claes
Member of HUMANPWR CYCLING TEAM
Living & Training in Leuven (Belgium) and Gunten (Switzerland)
Build in 1983 (41 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)
UCI HC Roc Laissagais (2025) / UCI C2 Belgian bike festival (2025) / UCI C1 M3 Montafon (2023) / …
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) / Belgian Mountainbike Challenge (2023) / Roc Trophy (2025) / 8 Cape Epic finishes (2017 - 2025)…
Dreams
World Championship
Cape Epic
My bike
"I choose the components and the nutrition which I believe
they can help me in achieving the highest results"
My choices:
Frame: Santa Cruz Blur CC
Suspension: Sid Ultimate
Shock: Sid Luxe Ultimate
Handlebar: Gelu
Handles: Esi Grips
Dropper post: Fox
Saddle: Gelu A.1
Brakes: Sram Level Ultimate
Gearsystem: Sram eagle XX
Charinring: Alu Gear 36T / Absolute Black Oval 36T
Wheels: Reserve / Duke 28-30mm
Tires: Schwalbe 2.25 - 2.40
Sealant: Orange Seal
Wax: Squirt
Pedals: Crankbrothers
Bearings: Not specified
Plug: Sahmurai Sword
Tools: Wolf tooth components
Power meter: SRM
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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.
STUDIO PLANTAARDIG PODCAST
Dat je gezond kan zijn met een louter plantaardig dieet, dat weten we inmiddels. Maar kun je ook topprestaties neerzetten? Of geeft plantaardig eten je zelfs een voordeel als topsporter?
Daar ga ik (Esther Molenwijk) over in gesprek met Frans Claes en Janneke van der Meulen.
Vegan & Topsport - Interview by the 'Artevelde Hogeschool' in Gent
L'explication en français pour le 'vegan challenge' de newsmonkey.be & Fanny
