Store team
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Martial
You’ll see our general manager everywhere… in the workshop, in the store or on the bike. He loves all kinds of bikes, especially with a race number on his back.
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Manue
She’s a real expert and the team’s go-to technical specialist. She’ll find answers to all your questions in her own personal “Bible”: the spare parts catalogue.
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Christine
She’ll offer you the advice you need. This always-smiling and ever-energetic utility rider loves getting away from it all on long-distance MTB routes across the Cévennes or out on the picturesque roads of the Ardéchoise.
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Nico
An experienced mechanic who’ll take the time to hear you out and find the answer to your issues.
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Rémi
A passionate mechanic and technical expert who sees every mechanical as a personal challenge.
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Romain
The team’s latest recruit is an e-bike setup specialist, but that doesn’t stop him throwing himself into every repair job, even on a Commencal.
Instructors
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Martial
Our general manager is also a multi-disciplinary cycle guide and instructor, especially in the advanced technical skills and training fields.
He’s an enduro specialist with a road-racing past, as well as a versatile instructor and one of the team’s technical experts you can turn to for sound mechanical advice. -
Edmond
One of the founders of both Cycles Amc7 and the Ardèche-vélo brand. He’s a bike guide and instructor and also one of the main creative minds behind Ardèche-vélo’s routes and tours. He’s always available to offer advice to the registered cycle school instructors and puts his teaching skills to good use as a speaker and associate trainer at the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Sports Resources, Expertise & Performance Centre
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Manuel
Chair of the registered cycle school (home to all our instructors), “Manu”, as he’s known, is a multi-disciplinary bike guide and instructor. He’s equally comfortable as guide or designer, and he’s the one to ask about organising tours or planning custom routes. He played a key part in growing our business by developing rides and tours.
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Patrick
Pat, as he’s known, manages and supervises Ardèche-vélo’s bike business, but also works with youngsters at local MTB clubs. His in-depth knowledge of the area naturally saw him specialise as an instructor, whether for gentle two-wheeled wanders along the banks of the Chassezac or more physically-demanding rides down the gorges of the River Ardèche.
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Elsa
The cycle school’s only female instructor is a symbol of women’s passion for each and every MTB discipline. She looks after bike events with youngsters from local clubs and helps to supervise summer holiday rides, multi-day rides, and business seminars at both Ardèche Vélo and the registered cycle school.
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Sébastien
As soon as the alpine skiing season is done and dusted, “Seb” is ready and raring to get back on the bike. He’s involved in everything from organising events to helping out on the big day itself and is always on the go, always talking, repairing, cleaning, riding, singing, until the very last mouthful of the evening meal and it’s time to hit the hay…