PHYSICAL. Paris 2024 Olympic Games, triathlon: many fall during the cycling part, an approach to the running race

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2024-07-31 07:09:24

09:08

Another fall!

In the leading group, German Laura Lindeman fell on the left

09:05

Two more laps on the bike, before running

Flora Duffy makes an effort at the front! He was fast in the team lead and was always one minute ahead of the runners behind

09:04

A new event for Kasper

The United States, which had fallen at the beginning of the bicycle section, fell again

08:57

Three abandonments

A major fall victim, Iijima Manami, who was competing for the island of Guam, had to leave the race. This is also the case of Luxembourger Jeanne Lehair and Kazakh Ekaterina Shabalina.

08:51

The lead of the leading team increases

One minute and eleven seconds ahead for the 10 riders in front

08:50

10 riders in front

  • Beth Potter (GBR)
  • Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA)
  • Flora Duffy (BER)
  • Maya Kingma (NED)
  • Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR)
  • Julie Derron (SUI)
  • Emma Lombardi (FRA)
  • Laura Lindeman (GER)
  • Taylor Spivey (USA)
  • Zsanett Kuttor-Bragmayer (HUN)

08:45

A terrible picture!

Luxembourger Jeanne Lehair fell and appeared to have injured herself. She was in tears, sitting by the side of the road…

08:44

We are approaching three quarters of an hour into the race

There were still 10 women in the lead, followed by a group of about fifteen runners 30 minutes behind!

08:42

10 women in the championship team

We started the third bike tour

08:39

Duffy took it

The contestant from Bermuda is joined by a group of eight

08:38

The Fall of Léonie Périault

The Frenchwoman, already off to a bad start in the race, also fell

08:35

New bike falls

It is the turn of Lopes Brazil to fall before a summary between three competitors! They are American Kasper, Belgian Vermeylen and German Tertsch

08:33

End of the first bike loop

Flora Duffy was in the lead and our French women were 3rd and 4th in a group 17 seconds behind. They are at the front of the team and they are doing the work to return to the Tokyo Olympic championship.

The transition zone is water!

08:32

Fall violence!

The shocking fall of Manami Iijima, a candidate from the island of Guam. Despite the rain last night and this morning, the road is very slippery

08:31

You do not understand anything about triathlon?

08:28

Children’s methods

There are 40 kilometers on the system with seven roundabouts between the Champs-Elysées, Boulevard Saint-Germain and Quai Anatole-France

08:26

Léonie Périault is out of the competition

More than 2 minutes late for our French sister. It will…

08:25

Beaugrand and Lombardi in the top 10

They are respectively 6th and 8th when they cross the cycling section on the Champs-Elysées

08:24

The delicate transition

After swimming, you have to climb the steps of the Alexandre-III Bridge before putting on your helmet and getting on your bike!

08:22

It’s over for zero!

Flora Duffy is in the lead with 10 seconds ahead of Beregni! Make way for bike…

08:21

20 minutes of running

Flora Duffy increases her lead! There are three athletes behind him in the lower group and Cassandre Beaugrand is in 5th place.

08:14

Update on our French ladies

Cassandre Beaugrand and Emma Lombardi were 8th and 9th, 23 and 25 seconds behind Duffy. Here we go again for a second river loop

08:14

Duffy after the first round

The Olympic champion returned to the podium in first place ahead of Italy’s Seregni and Brazil’s Lopes

08:13

How hard is it against the tide!

At this stage of return, the bath is necessarily slower than on the outward journey. Then the swimmers follow the right bank of the Seine.

08:11

Duffy increased his lead

The Bermuda triathlete was still in the lead after 11 minutes of the race

08:09

We see departure again

It is not decided until the end, but the tricycles will have a good swim in the Seine!

08:06

Duffy is the champion!

The reigning Olympic champion leads the way at the start of the event

08:04

We approached the first buoy

Two 750 meter loops are planned, making 1.5 kilometers in total. It was time to return to the Alexandre-III Bridge, against the tide. Obviously, he swam slower

08:00

Here we go !

56 competitors took the start of this women’s triathlon! We start with 1.5 km of the river Seine.

07:59

People to watch the test

The Quai d’Orsay was packed and our three French ladies received a standing ovation!

07:55

Leaving in five minutes

This dip in the Seine will take place!

07:54

The most popular are there!

As a reminder, you can attend a large part of the event for free! If you are still in your bed, do not hesitate to walk around the route, especially since the rain has stopped.

07:49

And no longer!

The rain decided to leave the triathletes alone now twelve minutes before the start

07:46

It’s time for the final preparations…

Fast day on the bridge Alexandre-III!

07:45

56 triathletes in the order

Defending champion Flora Duffy, who gave Bermuda its first Olympic title in Tokyo, was at the start, as was Olympic vice-champion Georgia Taylor-Brown.

07:40

French women involved

Three of them will wear the colors of France this Wednesday: World vice-champion Cassandre Beaugrand, Léonie Périault and Emma Lombardi!

07:37

Who said “triathlon”, said “interruptions”

07:35

But still, there is much more to this night?

It’s true ! But the storms did not affect the suspension of exams this Thursday. However, that may be the case, as we explain to you in our article:

07:32

Less than half an hour before departure!

It’s still raining in Paris but it shouldn’t last much longer

07:30

The beautiful anecdote of the day

French actress Léonie Périault is celebrating her 30th birthday today. Three years ago today, he celebrated his birthday with a bronze medal in relay at the Tokyo Games. What to give him this morning?

07:27

Triathlon program

After starting on the Alexandre-III bridge, 1 and a half kilometers of river are on the program before 40 km of cycling and 10 km of running.

07:22

“We will swim!” »

Organizers have until Friday to postpone the events. And if it was not possible to swim in the Seine, the triathlon would have turned into a duathlon (cycling).

07:20

07:18

The triathlon calendar has changed

07:14

I greet you all!

Hello and welcome to this life dedicated to Olympic triathlon events! The women’s event will start at 8 am before the men’s event at 10:45 am

List

Triathlon will take place!

  • This Wednesday morning, the Olympic women’s triathlon event will start at 8 am, as planned.
  • At the start scheduled for yesterday at the same time, the men’s event will start immediately, at 10:45 am
  • Storms this weekend would have threatened to delay the events until the last moment.
  • Among women, Cassandre Beaugrand is France’s best chance while Dorian Coninx is aiming for a medal among men.

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