From breakaway to bikepacking adventure: Baptiste Veistroffer takes on 2,500km charity ride
Baptiste Veistroffer made fans all over the world when he went on the attack, over and over, on the Tour de France flat stages, ignoring the fact that he had little chance of victory.
The Lotto-Intermarché rider attacked alone from the gun on stage 5 and attacked again during stage 7 with another rider joining him out front. Afterwards, he was awarded a second combativity award, spending time in the podium area with Tadej Pogačar and fellow Breton Bernard Hinault.
He was at it again in the final WorldTour race of the season, the Tour of Guangxi in China, and took home the final mountain classification jersey.
According to Cyclism’Actu, Veistroffer covered nearly 3,000 kilometres in breakaways this season. He also racked up more than 32.000 kilomètres on Strava in 2026.
The Frenchman is known not only for his penchant for breakaways but also for his passion for bikepacking adventures. Last year, he covered more than 2,500 kilometres in Thailand on what he described as a “crazy adventure”. In 2024, he tackled an almost 2,300-kilometre loop through California and Nevada, taking in Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas.
The 26-year-old is doing it again this year, in what he calls “a solidarity project.”
Over 21 days, starting on November 13, he plans on riding 2500km through Vietnam and Cambodia while rising funds for MolemBIKE. MolemBIKE is a non-profit organisation located in Molenbeek’s Maritime district in the West of Brussels; it brings together dozens of cycling enthusiasts around a variety of projects and activities.
With the assistance of Ekoi and the Belgian Lotto, he hopes to raise €2 per kilometre for a total of €5,000.
“I’m taking you along with me on this adventure. You can follow the miles, the landscapes, the people I meet, and the behind-the-scenes moments of the journey right here—with a fundraising total that’s updated daily,” he wrote on Instagram, along with a preliminary map of his adventure.
“Let the great adventure begin!”
Veistroffer added that he would share daily updates via his social media channels.
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