Johann Zarco and APRIL Moto share a spirit of performance, making it an obvious partnership

Since May 2018, APRIL Moto has been partnering with Johann, a French motorcycle rider, who is currently competing in the two-wheeled premier class of MotoGP.

Double Moto2 World Champion in 2015 and 2016, he claimed his first Grand Prix podium position at the 2017 French Grand Prix in Le Mans. Sixth in the overall standings in 2018, Johann secured the trophy for the best independent rider.

After several seasons, notably with the Pramac team, the main satellite team of Ducati, Johann won his first Grand Prix in Australia in 2023. At the start of the 2024 season, he joined the CASTROL Honda LCR team. APRIL also announced the extension of their partnership with him for the next two years.

APRIL Moto wanted to build this relationship of trust around the concept of “let’s give our best” with a common value: the spirit of competition. This drives Johann and the APRIL Moto teams every day to give their best: the former to push himself and win races, and the latter to maintain the trust and loyalty of their customers.

Manon APITHY-BRUNET

Originally from Lyon, Manon APITHY-BRUNET started fencing at the age of 8. She left her family and friends at 15 to enter the Sport Etudes Escrime section at the Lycée Charles-Péguy in Orléans, which opened the doors to the French junior team. She then went to Insep in Paris, where she studied for eight years, while remaining a member of the Cercle d’Escrime Orléanais.

At 28, Manon is now a member of the French senior fencing team, where she masters the sabre with rare grace and power. She is preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with her husband Boladé APITHY, both of whom are members of the Orléans club.

A double Olympic medallist in Tokyo (team Silver and individual Bronze), she recently became European Champion and World Vice-Champion in 2023. Manon is approaching the Paris Olympics with unwavering determination: ready to conquer new heights and defend the colours of France with the ambition and audacity that are her hallmarks. Her goal is twofold: to become individual and team Olympic champion.

See you on 28 July to follow her events at the Grand Palais!

Sarah-Léonie CYSIQUE

Sarah-Léonie CYSIQUE is an exceptional judoka who impresses observers with her unfailing determination on the tatamis.

The story of Sarah-Léonie Cysique and judo began at the age of 4. After 15 years with her club and making considerable progress, Sarah-Léonie joined the INSEP in 2017. She took part in her first world championships in 2019, finishing second on the podium with the French team in the mixed team event.

In 2020 and again in 2021, she won the bronze medal at the European championships in her Under 57kg category, which enabled her to qualify for her first Olympic Games in Tokyo (2020) where, after winning individual Silver, Sarah-Léonie provided the final point that enabled France to win team Gold. A team led by Teddy Riner.

Her remarkable record of achievement makes her an emblematic figure in French judo, upholding the values of respect and excellence that characterise the sport.

Benjamin LACROIX-DESMAZES

Benjamin LACROIX-DESMAZES, a physiotherapist who has been a member of the French sitting volleyball team since 2017, is a shining example of resilience and self-transcendence.

In 2001, while still a student, he had an accident that caused him to lose his left leg. He rebuilt his life partly through sport, achieving success after success in swimming, mountain biking and triathlon, where he was runner-up at the French championships in 2019 and 2020, before turning his attention to volleyball. Since 2017, he has been the setter for the French sitting volleyball team, with whom he takes part in training courses and matches all over Europe.

On a professional level, he decided to retrain and became a physiotherapist in 2012, a position he still holds today.

Benjamin Lacroix-Desmazes was one of 106 torchbearers in Calvados on 30 May. An accomplished para-athlete, he will be captain and leader of the French delegation in his discipline from 4 to 6 September at the PARIS 2024 Paralympic Games!

Loana LECOMTE

Loana Lecomte is a 24-year-old prodigy of French cross-country mountain biking. She impresses with her power and agility on all types of terrain. Now considered one of the world’s top athletes in her discipline, she is one of France’s hopes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

A native of Annecy, she began mountain biking at the age of 8 alongside skiing. Studying sport in Chamonix, Loana finally decided to give up skiing for mountain biking.

She went on to become U23 European and World Champion in 2020, then Elite European Mountain Bike Champion in 2022 and runner-up in the World Championship in 2023.

In May 2024, Loana Lecomte became French mountain bike cross-country champion for the fourth time in succession. She also soloed to victory in the 5th round of the MTB World Cup (28 July in Switzerland).

Following her 6th place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Loana is aiming for gold this year!

Watch the Women’s Cross-Country Mountain Bike race on Sunday 28 July.

Matéo Le Calvic

sailing ambassador
At the age of 21, Matéo has embarked on the dream of his life: to take part in the Mini Transat 2025, a solo transatlantic race, with no assistance or means of communication, aboard a 6.50m sailing boat. Driven by his desire to sail and a multi-skilled technician by training, Matéo is evolving in the world of ocean racing both professionally and personally. The start of the mini-transat will be given at the end of September 2025. In the meantime, Matéo is continuing his training and will be lining up at the start of the 10th Les Sables-Les Açores race on 19 July 2024.

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