**“I’ll be extremely proud of myself”: at 39, he sets off on a 10,000 km cycling tour of Europe to overcome obesity**
Living with obesity, Mickaël Hardouin Duparc has been preparing for the past two years to cycle around Europe. Having set off from Niort on Saturday, August 1, he plans to cover 10,000 km over 18 months. To make this possible, he has built a small living compartment attached to the back of his bike, where he can sleep.