11. 11AR Stéphane MANTEY (1966) / L'Équipe 1 May 2019, Morocco. Six hundred kilometres in six stages through the Sahara desert and the Atlas mountains, with temperatures of up to 40 degrees and steep gradients... This is the ordeal that the 675 competitors in the Titan Desert are putting themselves through. In this peloton of extremes is a newcomer to the peloton itself: Sylvain Chavanel wears bib number 18, the number of times he has taken part in the Tour de France (a record). May 1, 2019, Morocco. Six hundred kilometres over six stages across the Sahara Desert and Atlas Mountains, temperatures hitting 40°C, brutal elevation changes... This is the Titan Desert challenge for 675 competitors. Among this extreme peloton was a newly retired road cycling pro: Sylvain Chavanel, wearing bib number 18 - the same number as his record-breaking Tour de France participations. Format de l'image en cm : 53 x 80 / Format fini en cm : 53 x 80 Print format in inch: 20,87 x 31,50 / Full size in inch: 20,87 x 31,50 Printed on Hahnemülhle FineArt Baryta Satin 300 g paper Back Art frame Flamant 01/05/2025