Agnès Castellan • Quebec, Canada

What is your occupation?

Graphic + motion designer and marketing consultant.

What are your sports, hobbies & interests?

Mountain biking, surfing, skiing, swimming and yoga. I love traveling, doing arts & crafts, filming and editing videos and snacking. Without snacks I am nothing!

Do you have any pets?

For the first time in my life I do not have any pets. It is both weird and freeing at the same time - I can pack a duffle on a whim and head out on an adventure.

What's your favorite food?

French fries and chocolate are my fav.

Which of SHREDLY's values personally align with you?

Adventuring in style and the power of community. 

Which SHREDLY piece is your favorite?

I love the All Time waistband, whether in pants or shorts (14' - always!), paired with the Beyond Tech Tank. Pants and a tank is my go to riding outfit. 
The Explorer Short Sleeve Shirt is amazing to travel with: ride it in, dress it up or down to hang out, hand wash it, repeat. 
And this summer I have been living in the Beyond Tech Dress.

What is a bucket list item you have yet to check off?

Learning how to fly small planes (private license). 

What is your dream mountain biking destination and why?

I love going to Finale Ligure in Italy because there is great mountain biking, it's right on the beach and the food is great. It's also only a 6-hour drive from where I'm rom in France (Aix-en-Provence). But Mexico, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Ecuador are on my list.   

What song or album are you playing on repeat right now?

I've been listening to a lot of afro beats lately, reggaeton and some classic French Touch like Bob Sinclar, Cassius, St Germain...

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

Take it easy! My maternal grand father was in the resistance in the South of France during WWII alongside American soldiers, that's where he learnt it. And used to say it to me all the time. 

Tell us about your favorite way of adventuring.

Friends, good food, snacks, bikes, and surf, right in the backyard or lost on the other side of the world.

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Agnès is a mountain biker, yogi, surfer, world adventurer, and the founder of MTByogi.com. When adulting, she is a marketing consultant, and graphic + motion designer. Born and raised in the South of France, she's lived in many corners of the USA, Canada & Mexico, and currently calls Montreal home. Nothing is more fun to her than riding her backyard trails and traveling the world with her mountain bike in tow. Add good food and coffee (duh!) and her life is complete!

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