The crew · Resist & Ride
Twenty years of hidden corners.
Olivier van Elmbt, founder of Resist & Ride. And around him, a crew of volunteers who know the Ardennes by heart.
The founder
Twenty‑five years on a bike.
For years he lived in Namur, the gateway to the Ardennes, and spent some twenty of them criss-crossing the region.
Every spring, every summer, he heads out exploring. He goes looking for the small, hidden corners. That’s where the routes are born.
He has always been drawn to slightly crazy challenges, and has tried just about every endurance sport. The latest, and his favourite: ultra-distance cycling.
The rest followed, one thread at a time.
One thread at a time
One route, then others.
- 2021La Conquête des ArdennesThe founding route: 460 km across the Ardennes. Then its Offroad version.
- 2022The Ardennes MonsterThe ultra that won’t be tamed. The climbs of the classics, forgotten roads, four countries.
- 2023Hardennes Gravel TourThe greenest realm of the continent, self-supported.
- 2025Ultimo KilometroOne loop. Then another. Until only one is left.
The mission
Adventure, with a capital A.
What we want is to bring more people to leisure and adventure cycling.
To come face to face with yourself. To ride for a long time through the beauty of the Ardennes, a land rich in history and heritage.
You ride out to cross the Ardennes. Somewhere along the way, you meet yourself.
The crew
Volunteers worth their weight in gold.
Olivier doesn’t build these routes alone. Around him is a core crew of volunteers: former riders, friends of the label, who became its backbone.
Exceptional people who know the Ardennes inside out.
Together we bring these events to life, so you can live something extraordinary.
