Swiss triathlete Julie Derron experienced the race of her life in August. Now, three days after the closing ceremony of the biggest event for athletes, she can reflect on what she achieved. “I am incredibly proud of my performance,” she says.
“My dad never pushed me to do the sport. I developed my own love for triathlon, particularly the long-distance disciplines. However, he has always been supportive and my fan. Actually, he is still supporting me as my coach.”
Plenty of events last weekend in which BMC athletes were competing. BMC Pro Tri's Lucy Byram, Clément Mignon and BMC-athlete Alistair Brownlee all competes in London's T100, while Richard Murray, Max Studer, Julie Derron and Sam Dickinson all traveled to Paris.
“It was an absolutely horrible day, actually. I was completely done from the start of the swim and completely cooked during the swim like never before. Halfway through the swim, I lost the connection with the group of athletes I would normally swim with."
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Fully recovered from his 9th place at T100 San Francisco, Clément Mignon was ready to take on a strong field in front of his home crowd at IM70.3 Les Sables d’Olonne.
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