Frans Claes
- mountainbiker -
#veganpower
BIO FRans Claes
Member of HUMANPWR CYCLING TEAM
Living & Training in Leuven (Belgium) and Gunten (Switzerland)
Build in 1983 (40 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) / Belgian Mountainbike Challenge (2023)
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: 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
MY NUTRTION
Title sponsors
shirt sponsors
SUPPORT sponsors
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
