Saturday, August 13, 2022, will occupy a remarkable place in the history of French triathlon. The day after Emma Lombardi’s bronze medal at the European Championships in Munich, the gentlemen put their rivals under their feet by signing a historic hat-trick. Leo Berger adorned himself in gold thanks to a time of 1h41’09” ahead of Pierre Le Corre, the 2018 edition winner who came to cross the line eight seconds later, and Dorian Coninx, who won the last row straight to Manu. Manu with Hungarian Csongor Lehmann. The French actors have always been in the game and have good feelings since the beginning of swimming. In order, Konincks, who was part of last summer’s mixed bronze relay at the Tokyo Olympics, Le Curie and Bergir exit the water in the first 12 sixteen seconds or less from the leader.
Munich European Championship:
Leo Berger, Pierre Le Curie and Dorian Konincks can congratulate each other. Their great team race allowed them to achieve a hat-trick. Platforms like that, we want more. 🙏🎈🎉# triathlon # France
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– FFTRI. French Triathlon Federation (FFTRI) August 13, 2022
L’étau s’est ensuite resserré en leur faveur sur le vélo et cela s’est traduit par un top 3 français, inversé par rapport à celui du classement final, au moment d’entamer les dix derniers kilomètres d’ la courseeffort a By foot. On this basis, Portuguese Joao Pereira, sixth in the final classification behind Belgium’s Gilly Jeans, thought he could change the hierarchy before splitting in the last three laps. This was followed by an attack by Leo Berger, who was no longer joined by his compatriots. ” I’m really glad I was able to do this and share this moment with two friends on the platform. We were a team, worked out together on the bike and it paid off. Léo Bergère analyzed on France Télévisions microphone after the race, it’s an effort we all made together, from swimming. An exceptional performance reminiscent of the French treble in the men’s figure skating event at the 2014 Olympics.
