Antoine Philipp

Team	Giant Factory Off-Road Team
Nationality	France
Date of Birth	May 3, 1997
Hometown	Briançon, France
Discipline	XC
Career Highlights	2022: 5th, French Elite Men's XC National Championship 2022: 9th at Snowshoe, West Virgina World Cup 2021: 12th at Les Gets, France World Cup 2019: French U23 XC National Champion 2018: 4th overall in U23 Men's XC World Cup; 9th at U23 Men's XC World Championship; 5th at U23 Men's XC French Championship 2017: 4th at U23 Men's XC French Championship 2015: 2nd at Junior Men's XC French Championship
2023 goals	Give my best at World Cups and other top international XC races
Career goal	World Cup podium and Olympic Games
Favorite place to ride:	At home in the Hautes-Alpes, there are legendary passes on the road bike and lots of crazy singletrack for mountain biking
Favorite race bike	Anthem Advanced Pro 29
Favorite racecourse	Nove Mesto (Czech Republic), Haiming (Austria), Lons le saunier (France)
Favorite quote	"One life, live it."
Favorite food	Too greedy to answer... Strawbery tartlets & healthy food
Favorite drink	Fruit juice
Pineapple on pizza?	How to travel to Hawaii with this pizza?
Other interests	Ride motorbikes, cruise in the mountains, spend time with friends, hunt, make some cool videos about my life
If I weren't a pro cyclist	I don't know if I have the skills but I really like architecture, photography and wood building
Cyclists who inspire you	Nino Schurter and Alberto Contador