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Michelin made its first racing appearance when Charles Terron won the longest non-stop bicycle race ever to be held: Paris-Brest and back ( 1,200 km). After 71 h and 18 mn of racing and 9 hours ahead of his closest contender, Terron had provided an excellent demonstration of the superiority of the Michelin detachable tire.

Racing is the best laboratory for testing technological innovations in extreme situations. It is a powerful driver of progress. Michelin tires continuously undergo the toughest of all reality checks: championship racing.

Michelin: the all terrain champion

 The Le Mans 24 hours
16 victories including the last 10 consecutively.
Michelin were partners in the first diesel fuelled car to win the Le Mans 24 hours ... (Audi R10 Diesel – Michelin in 2006)
2007 : Pole position, the fastest lap, victory in 3 out of the 4 categories and the first 3 Scratch places went to Michelin and its partners.

 The Le Mans Series (LMS)
Michelin are unbeaten in this championship since it began in 2004
2007 : Michelin and its partners won the 6 races in the discipline and dominated the three categories contested, LMP1, LMP2 and GT1

 American Le Mans Series (ALMS)
Michelin are unbeaten in ALMS since 1999
2007 : Michelin and its partners won the 12 races in this discipline and dominated the 4 categories contested, LMP1, LMP2, GT1 and GT2

 Dakar
More than 12 Car, Motorcycle and truck Grand Slams achieved by Michelin
2007 : Michelin and its partners win the Dakar for motorcycles and for trucks and also win, in parallel, the All Terrain World Motorcycle Championship. (2008: The Dakar has been cancelled because of the threat of terrorism).

 MotoGP
26 world titles and more than 350 victories
2007 : 6 victories, Riders’ World Championship Runner-up (Pedrosa-Honda)

 Off Road
Motocross: 8 World Championship titles since 1987
2007: World Championship MX2
Enduro: more than 20 World championship titles since 1997
2007: Junior World Champion
Trial Outdoor: All World Championship titles since 1981
Trial Indoor: Unbeaten since 2002

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