In 1892, he won the second edition of Bordeaux-Paris, a race over more than 600 kilometers.
The following year he finished this race in second place behind Louis Cottereau and won Basel-Strasbourg.
On 6 and 7 January 1894, he races against Jean-Marie Corre in a 1000 kilometer match at the Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris.
He covers the distance in 39 hours, 28 minutes and 8 seconds and wins the match.
[3] The race is not "particularly interesting", according to the Dutch magazine "De Kampioen", because "from the beginning, you quickly understand that Stéphane is the strongest of the two riders".