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Norman event. The water is fresh
at that time of year in the Channel
Sea and the turmoil makes it harder.
This is something positive for us.»,
explains Vincent Eudier.

This is the first challenge, the
beginning of a long ordeal for
most of the 5000 competitors,
for every race, on the Côte
Fleurie. Regarding the long
distance, the menu is rich: two
loops of 950m with an Australian
exit, the image of postal card is
once again obvious. «Our bike
course will allow you to discover
the beautiful Norman landscapes:
thatched-roof cottages, stud farms,
green grasslands, crossing of nine
typical villages, plunging view on
the sea...»

«A lot of athletes are
triathlon beginners or long
distance beginners on this
race.»

When you look at the race on
the internet relaxing on your
couch, it looks like an invitation
to travel. Like an irresistible « The bike course in the Pays d’Auge is agreeable but
will to run it without moderation. In this also very technical. It requires to be very cautious
meeting of conviviality and mixing, amateurs especially in the turns, the restarts...», he adds.
and professionals will come to fight for a
place in individual or relay. But what is the Did you say digestible?
price to pay? On the bike, each pedal stroke
will be an effort. In the Côte Saint-Laurent, 85km but no time to get familiar with the
the 15% climb will remind you how hard this landscape. Hard, very hard for the body. And if
sport is. You could walk the last hectometers. for the best athletes, the end of the red carpet
The kilometer is tough, the descent on Saint- will come after 4 hours of an intense race, this
Arnoult is ruthless... Without forgetting the movie traveling could be much longer for the
Côte de Reux and Benerville-sur-Mer.
others. « Many triathletes come to test, to try a
new distance or begin in triathlon. And for some

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