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                                                                                           Florent hill, main
                                                                                           difficulty of the
                                                                                           race which was
                                                                                           an advantage for
                                                                                           him whereas for
                                                                                           others it was a
                                                                                           disaster. Maurel
                                                                                           managed  to  take
                                                                                           the lead on the
                                                                                           American Scott
                                                                                           de  Filippis  after
                                                                                           the    first   lap
                                                                                           and  he  arrived
                                                                                           at T2 with a
                                                                                           comfortable
               Paul Belmondo




           lead. And even if the American, very good           challenger at heart, he wanted to have fun
           runner, was a real danger for him, the 21k          but also to surpass his limits. The triathlon
           were not enough to reduce the 10-minute             of Deauville offers many possibilities!
           gap between them. In any case, is it really
           surprising that an athlete from Cannes win          So Kevin Maurel won the first prize in front
           the International Triathlon of Deauville? It’s      of Scott de Filippis and Antoine Méchin.
           difficult to do better for two cities implied
           in the cinema! And regarding cinema, the            In the females race, we expected a match
           French actor Paul Belmondo was at the               race between the Swiss Emma Bilham and
           start of the race. Triathlon lover for years,       the Australian Carrie Lester. As the latter


           was sick on race day,
           she couldn’t fight
           against Bilham who
           was starting an up-
           and-coming season
           with many podiums
           and victories! She
           won with strength
           and finished 8th
           overall!


           The triathlon of
           Deauville - Hoka
           One One has widely
           managed his bet to         The Côte de Saint Florent a very popular passage for spectators
           become the festive


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