About this project
Michel Bamps from Belgium has known the Sun Trip from every side: rider on the big Sun Trip 2018 and the Sun Trip France 2020, visitor in 2017, logistician in 2019, juror in 2021 and ranking clerk in 2022.
His first big Sun Trip ended after a U-turn at the Ukrainian border. “Stronger than Vladimir, I made it to Lviv!” Michel is a type 2 diabetic with a heart condition and keeps a good quality of life through sport: “I have unloaded the man, amazed my doctors and fine-tuned the mechanics.”
“The Sun Trip is for me one of the last great adventures which remains affordable to an ordinary man who dreams of the extraordinary.”
Technical data
| Rider | Michel Bamps (Belgium) |
|---|---|
| Sun Trip | 2018, France 2020; also organiser roles 2017–2022 |
| Motivation | Sport against type 2 diabetes |
Links
- X / Twitter: twitter.com/MichelBamps
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/michel.bamps
Sources
Photos and details come from the rider’s profile on The Sun Trip website.
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