Sunday, May 27, 2012

France in May

Training has been going very well with consistent training. James Elvery has joined Laurent and myself in Sète to help with preparations and to make a 'small' training group.
I raced in the French Grand Prix sprint triathlon in Dunkerque over the weekend, a fun race to start the European season. It was freezing as always in the North of France. I raced in the front group during the swim and bike. The run is always tough in Dunkerque; the footpaths and turns are not smooth and it's always windy. I had such a dry feeling in my mouth, probably from swallowing a lot of dirty water in the swim because the washing machine is an effect when the turning buoy is 150m from the start. I finished in 3rd behind Emma Jackson (Parthenay, AUS) and Barbara Riveros (Tri Val de Gray CHI). Poissy stood on the podium in 2nd for the team's classification.

CLASSEMENT FEMMES – ETAPE

1. Parthenay 16 pts
2. Poissy 28 pts
3. Poitiers 35 pts

CLASSEMENT FEMMES – GENERAL

1. Parthenay 30 pts
2. Poissy 24 pts
3. Poitiers 23 pts