The biking of Avoriaz is concentrated in the Lindaret Valley with connections further on towards Chatel and Les Crosets.
In 1986, at the Morzine Avoriaz BD Festival, he received the "Le sport: Une oeuvre, un Auteur" (Sport: A work, an author) award.
Tardif has played in the top level league of France, the Ligue Magnus, for Mulhouse in 2003-04, Villard-de-Lans in 2004-07, Morzine-Avoriaz in 2007-09, and Rouen in 2009-11, winning the Coupe Magnus twice (2010 and 2011).