Trials Rider vs 1000 years of History

Shot in the Puy de Fou, a huge historical theme park in France, this video from trials star Aurélien Fontenoy sees him fight his way through a number of historical scenarios – from Norse marauders to Roman gladiators (complete with exploding blood bombs and expiring soldiers…

We think it’s an ideal bit of Friday fun that needs watching – possibly while you open your #drinkbeeratyourdeskfriday beer and comtemplate skiving off, if you’ve not done so already.

Have a fine weekend, folks! Bonjour indeed!

Mr. Chipps Chippendale

Singletrackworld's ex-Editor At Large

With 25 years as Editor of Singletrack World Magazine, Chipps holds the record for the longest-running mountain bike magazine editor in the world. He started in the bike trade in 1990 and became a full time mountain bike journalist at the start of 1994. Chipps stepped down as Editor in April 2026 after 25 years at the helm. He's now wondering what to do next, while riding his bike in the French Pyrenees, where he also runs some gites.

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