Étienne Hubert – Lake Émosson

When we asked Étienne Hubert, our Caravan athlete, if we could organise a shoot with him he replied ‘guys, I have something you will like.’ And he wasn’t wrong.

The 34-year-old Olympic canoeist is preparing for the Paris Games in 2024, almost certainly his last involvement. For this his motivation is intense, his stubbornness intact.

Few athletes have the chance to ‘last’ so long on an international circuit. Étienne is one of them. A physical and a mental titan, his lifestyle allows him to compensate for heavy training loads.

Nature, wide open spaces, and adventure play a major role in this balance. It is one of these episodes in the middle of nature, minimalist and contemplative, that he invites us to experience for two days.

A getaway to Switzerland, at an altitude of 2000m on Lake Émosson. Up here is the space needed to train and prepare while benefiting from the purity of the mountain air.

We arrived as the snow was falling in early October, and found a pink kayak more than five meters long, perched next to a small tent

And then Étienne appeared, got on his gravel bike, took the kayak on his back and descended to the shores of the lake.

The kayak launched, he climbed into it with perfect balance. And off he paddled.

Étienne Hubert : An Introduction

As a World Champion sprint canoeist, cycling has always been a key part of my training routine but also a great way to socialise and explore hidden routes.

A Mont-Blanc Gravel Tour

After the last few months of training and the Olympics in Japan, I find myself constantly craving nature. I’ve thought about doing a Gravel tour of Mont Blanc for so long, so this seemed like the perfect time.

Paris by Night

Adventure is around every corner on a bike, even in Paris in winter. Olympic canoeist and Caravan member, Étienne Hubert, takes two kayaking veterans on a twilight tour of Paris.

Bike-packing in the Balkans

Freediving champion and Caravan athlete Guillaume Néry saddled up with his partner to ride from southern Greece towards their home in Nice.