Nathalie Baillon

Nathalie Baillon is a French ultra-distance cyclist.

In 2023, she became the first woman to cross Europe from South to North, covering more than 6,400 km in 19 days, at an average speed of about 14.3 km/h, including stops.

She won the 2025 Tour Divide women’s race, arriving in Antelope Wells after 16 days, 10 hours, and 17 minutes, finishing 21st overall in a field of over 200 competitors. In August 2025 she wins the overall ranking of "Les Geants", a 400 km and +10,500m gravel race, in 28h and 7 minutes. The event had a 42% finisher rate within the 48-hour time limit.

Palmarès Year Event Place Distance, Elevation Duration Women's Position Overall Position 2019 Race Across France 2600 France 2,600 km, +36,000 m 8d 07h 19m 1st (unsupported solo) 8th 2020 BikingMan Corsica France 850 km, +15 000 m 2d 11h 8min 1st 4th 2021 B-Hard Ultra Race Bosnia 1 200 km, +15 000 m 2d 10h 9min 1st 2nd 2021 BikingMan Euskadi Pyrenees 1 000 km, +23 000 m 3d 8h 13min 1st 7th 2021 Wish One Gravel Race Aubrac France 170 km - 1st – 2022 24 h du Mans vélo France 837 km 24h 1st 4th 2022 Ultr'Arverne France 780 km, +15 000 m - 1st 2nd 2022 Trans Balkan Race Balkan 1 300 km, +27 000 m 7d 14h 55min 2nd 16th 2022 Haute Route Davos Switzerland 265 km, +6750 m (3 stages) 7h 19min 2nd 43rd 2023 Silk Road Mountain Race Kyrgyzstan 1 880 km, +27 700 m 8d 16h 18min 1st (woman tie) 14th 2023 Tarifa → North Cape Europe 6 300 km 18d 15h 27min women's WR – 2024 Atlas Mountain Race Morocco 1 337 km, +21 140 m 5d 0h 2min 2nd 22nd 2024 Ultr’Arverne France 778 km, +14 500 m - 1st 5th 2024 Badlands Spain 760 km, +15 000 m 2d 12h 19min 4th 20th 2024 Canyon Gravel Roc France 69,6 km, +1 660 m 3h 09min 13s 3rd – 2025 Tour Divide USA 4 353 km, +33 296 m 16d 10h 17min 1st 21st