2011 National Champion!!

Hello,
Just a quick update after my second elite national title.
I am very happy to win my national championship especially after such a long trip coming back from Asia.
I am very glad to grab the "blue,white and red" jersey for the second time after 2009.
2012 will be an important year with the summer Olympics and leading into this event as the French Champion is a great honnor but also it is giving me a extra bit of motivation!
Thanks for all your messages!

A bientot.
Laurent


Quick summary of the race:

5th in the World Championship Grand Final in Beijing

 

Hi guys,

After my win in Hannover ( GER), I flew to Beijing for the Grand Final of the 2011 World Champs.
It was the 4th time in China and previously I had some really poor performances there.
The challenge was to end the 2011 World Champs on a high and therefore close my Chinese nightmare ( I mean on the result side!).
Prior the event, I was feeling great and I spent my days training with my team mate David Hauss and both of us were ready to give a great race.
On the same course as the Olympics, I had a way better day than in 2008, I crossed the line in 5th only 30m from 2nd.
I am really happy that I am now able to race my best on the important days, I really well prepared that race after securing my Olympic Spot and it worked again!... Good feeling even if I would have been happy to get into the podium.
The Brownlee bros dominated today but now I can ear their breath, a challenging winter is ahead of me now!

I am not recovering from a stomach bug in order to be ready for the French National Champs in 10 days. Unfortunately, I won't be able to race in Yokohama...
Huge congratulation to Andrea who won the women race!!!

Bye Laurent

Full Resuts: Beijing Results
Photos: Courtesy of Delly Carr

Triathlete Mag French Edition Covert ( Sept 2011)

Hello,
After the New Zealand Triathlete & Multisport in august, I am this month on the covert of the French edition of Triathlete Mag.You will find a 4 pages interview where I am talking about my recent Olympic selection, my training, my plans for the future and a little bit more.
Online version available HERE
Cheers, Laurent

Winning in Hannover Bundesliga.

 

Hi Guys,

On my way to Beijing for the WCS grand finale next week, I stopped in Germany few days to race the last round of the Bundesliga in Hannover.
I had very good few days there and I did some great training in stunning conditions.
The sprint race was the last hit before heading up to China today.
I had good feelings and I crossed the finish line in first with David Hauss my team mate. With this victory, our german Club is crowned German Champion for 2011!

The race went very smoothly,  we had a fast swim with Ivan Vassiliev from Russia leading the pack and we managed to get a small breakaway of 10 guys on the bike.

We raced fast but safely under the wet roads and decided to make our move early on the run leg.

Now I am finishing packing my luggages for my Asian trip. First Stop Beijing before Yokohama.

Full result of Hannover triathlon 2011.

Photos are courtesy of Haree Hajas - 360 Productionz

All the best Laurent