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Deauville boards to the finish line facing of this event which «tells a story». It offers a
the Barrière Normandy hotel. Atypical weekend of triathlon with different format,
and prestigious, It could be nothing but a it has become throughout the years a place
success. of meeting for triathlon lovers : short, long,
open tri, for young and «old» athletes... It’s
With 800 participants during the first such a success that today, all the events are
edition, the ex æquo team felt the potential complete several weeks before the event.

The 5000 available
bibs have been taken Emma Bilham
up for months!

This weekend
which gathers
elite athletes and
beginners is above
all a festive weekend
around triathlon.

Regarding racing,
the long distance
event is the major

race and a few elite
athletes meet. Last-
minute guest, Kevin
Maurel showed his
strength. We saw him
last year in Vichy
and in Grasse for the
Trigame (where he
had beaten Marcel
Zamora after a strong
bike and a solid
run), Kevin Maurel
had a card to play,
especially thanks to
the famous Saint-

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