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Alone and with no money, Nathan Pigourier cycled 5,400 km from the south of France to Nordkapp (Norway) and sparked a wave of solidarity in support of multiple sclerosis research.
Source: Press Release
Against MS, Nathan completes his extreme cycling challenge: return to France on Saturday, February 26! After three and a half months of travel, Nathan Pigourier, 29, reached his goal on February 16 after cycling 5,400 km: Nordkapp, the northernmost point of Europe, beyond the Arctic Circle. A real sporting achievement in this winter period, but also a humanitarian feat as he managed to collect more than €55,000 for research against multiple sclerosis, this neurological disease that affects 110,000 people in France and for which there is no cure.
To spice up what is already a real challenge, he traveled without spending any money on accommodation or food. Like the two friends from the show Nus et culottés, he provoked encounters by knocking on doors randomly every evening to ask for lodging (or at least a piece of garden to pitch his tent) and food.
On Wednesday, February 16, this exceptional human adventure reached its goal: Nordkapp. Body and mind were put to the test, especially during the second half of January when snow and hail storms followed one another. According to Norwegians: one of the worst winters in the last 15 years… And according to Norwegians too: no one had ever been seen doing this trip by bike in winter. A madness that earned Nathan the nickname Crazy French man throughout his journey in Norway.
A welcome committee will celebrate Nathan’s return to Laudun (Gard) on Saturday, February 26 at 12 p.m., at the boulodrome on rue Montesquieu. The fundraising for the ARSEP foundation remains open and everyone can, through their donation, send a signal of congratulations to Nathan and much hope to MS patients.
About MS
MS affects 2.8 million people worldwide, including 110,000 people in France. There are 4,000 new cases per year, mostly people aged 25 to 35. 500 children are also affected by this chronic disease that will follow them throughout their lives (they are under 16). It is the leading cause of non-traumatic disability in young people today, and it affects three times more women than men with no treatment to cure it.
About the ARSEP foundation
Stemming from ARSEP created in 1969, the Foundation for Aid to Research on Multiple Sclerosis (ARSEP), founded on April 18, 2010, is the only foundation recognized as being of public utility dedicated exclusively to research on Multiple Sclerosis. It has two essential missions: to finance research teams studying this pathology, and to inform and raise public awareness about medical, therapeutic, and scientific advances.
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