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2 rue de la Justice
St. Denis la Plaine
93210
France

President
Philippe Lescure

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Patrick Soin

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http://www.fftri.com/

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+33 149461350

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Latest News

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  France selects team for London 2012 Olympics

  The French Triathlon Federation has announced the selection of the six triathletes to represent France at the London 2012 Olympic Game. The three women’s places are awarded to Jessica Harrison, Carole Peon and Emmie Charayron with the men’s team made up of David Hauss, Vincent Luis and Laurent Vidal. Hauss secured France one of the maximum three male quota for London 2012, to enter his first Olympics. The first half of the year has produced some impressive results for Hauss including gold in Ishigaki and bronze in Mooloolaba. Vidal is currently France’s highest ranked athlete in tenth, thanks to a win in Mooloolaba followed by bronze in Sydney this year. London will be Vidal’s second consecutive Olympic Games. He finished 36th in Beijing four years ago. Rising star Luis will make his Olympic debut in London. A past junior world champion and junior European champion, he's only raced once this year due to injury but made quite an impression on the elite ranks last year, finishing 10th in London and 8th at the Grand Final in Beijing. The women’s team consists of Harrison who finished 12th at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which was the best result for a French woman since Sydney 2000. The veteran Harrison has enjoyed a bit of a resurgence in her career in the past year, claiming her first World Cup title in Tongyeong last year and finishing fourth at the recent European Championships and fourth at the ITU World Triathlon Series San Diego, her best WTS result since 2009. Charayron will make her Olympic debut in London. The 2011 European Champion, finished with bronze this year in Eilat. Although less consistent than Harrison, Charayron is highly capable on the world stage; she been on the podium twice in Madrid in 2010 and 2011. Rounding out the women's team is Peon, who will make her second trip to the Olympic Games after finishing 34th in Beijing. After struggling with injury last summer, Peon returned to the circuit strong with a 4th place finish in Tongyeong, then taking her first World Cup title in Guatape in November. Click here for ITU's Olympic site {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}

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  Nicolas Charretier suspended for Anti-Doping violation

  Anti-Doping France has announced that the Anti-Doping France Disciplinary Board has suspended Nicolas Charretier, a triathlete from France, from competition of six months after committing an anti-doping rule violation in an in-competition doping control test on 25 September 2011. The ban begins 20 December 2011 and prohibits Charretier from entering or participating in any competition or activity authorised by ITU, its National Federations (NFs) and/or any other signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code. Charretier’s anti-doping rule violation was a result of an adverse analytical finding of prednisolone, a substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List, Annex 1 – Glucocorticoid substance (class S9). As well as suspension Charretier will forfeit all individual results from 25 September 2011 including forfeiture of points, medals, awards and prizes. French Triathlon Federation (FFTRI) distances itself from the use of doping products. FFTRI athletes are systematically informed and educated on how to behave and risks of doping. ITU is strongly committed to maintaining the integrity of the sport by ensuring athletes are competing on a level-playing field by abiding to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code to help keep triathlon clean. ITU Anti-Doping Rules are written in compliance with the WADA Code. For a National Federation (NF) to be affiliated with ITU, it must abide by the WADA Code and ITU Rules. For more information on ITU Anti-Doping, please click here. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}

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  Team Profile: France

  Triathlon has a long history in France. ITU was founded in Avignon, France in 1989. Avignon hosted the first ITU World Championship that same year. San Diego is credited with hosting the first modern triathlon, but the true beginnings of the sport were in France, where a number of “les trois sports” events were hosted as early as the 1920s. These events combined swimming, biking and running in various orders and distances. While triathlon may have plenty of roots in France, only one Frenchman has ever been crowned world champion. (Olivier Marceau, who won worlds in 2000 and now races for Switzerland). The only other French triathlete to podium at a world championship is Frederic Belaubre, who finished third in 2006. I think it helped the rest of us young guys to have someone like [Belaubre] to look up to. We all saw Fred racing well and realized that if we wanted to race like him we needed to train like him. Laurent Vidal For much of the last ten years the French team has consisted of Belaubre and a number of promising young athletes. Flash forward to today and those promising young athletes are now International contenders and the French team’s stock continues to rise. Leading the way for the French squad during the past two seasons has been Laurent Vidal, who finished sixth in last season’s world rankings. The 26-year old had a breakthrough year in 2009, posting three top five results in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championships Series, including a third-place showing in Kitzbühel. “The French team is improving every year,” says Vidal. “A few years ago there was only Fred [Belaubre]. I think it helped the rest of us young guys to have someone like that to look up to. We all saw Fred racing well and realized that if we wanted to race like him we needed to train like him.” Belaubre is the veteran of the French team with 53 ITU races under his belt. The 30-year old’s career is highlighted by three ETU European titles (2005, 2006, 2008) and a third-place finish at the 2006 ITU World Championships. Belaubre has also been solid in his two Olympic Games races, finishing fifth in Athens and eighth in Beijing. He has built a reputation as one of the most consistent performers on the circuit throughout the last decade, finishing in the top 10 in 28 of his 53 races. With Vidal and Belaubre in the spotlight, 25-year-old David Hauss was able to fly under the radar until the opening round of this year’s Series in Sydney, where a gutsy performance saw Hauss cross the line third, only seven seconds behind race winner Bevan Docherty. “I knew I felt good before the race in Sydney, but since I train alone, it’s a little hard to tell how fit I was,” said Hauss. “I definitely did not expect to be on the podium at the first race of the year though.” After a disappointing DNF at round two of the Series in Seoul, Hauss heads into round three ranked seventh in the world. “I don’t feel any pressure after finishing third in Sydney,” Hauss says. “I’ve always said that my goal is to be in the top ten as often as possible and I plan on following that line.” Another Frenchman coming up big in Sydney was Tony Moulai, who finished sixth after leading the race early in the run. At 34-years old, Moulai just now appears to be finding his best form, picking up the first win of his career at last year’s Hong Kong Asian Cup. Moulai’s other career highlights include a runner-up finish at the Lorient World Cup in 2008 and a silver medal at the European Championships in Lisbon that same year. On the women’s side, the French are led by veteran Jessica Harrison, who began her triathlon career racing for Great Britain, but became a French citizen in 2005. Harrison represented her adopted home country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing 12th. She has had a solid start to the 2010 season, posting a seventh-place finish in Sydney and eighth-place showing in Seoul. The 32-year old currently sits in sixth in the world rankings. The French also have a number of up-and-coming female triathletes, most notably Emmie Charayron, the reigning Junior world and European champion. At only 20-years old, Charayron is seen as a serious contender for the 2012 and 2016 French Olympic Triathlon Teams, along with 21-year-old Charlotte Morel. Log on to triathlon.org next week for a profile of the Russian Team. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}

• Paratriathlon: Yannick Bourseaux

  This week, on our paratriathlon article we would like to present one of our most talented athletes. Representing France in the TRI 4 Category, Yannick Bourseaux has been the World Champion in 2005 and 2006. A crash on his bike during a training camp in 2004 wasnt enough to end his career as elite athlete. Being a member of French National Junior Team and French National Long Distance Elite team, he kept doing what was most important for him loving sport. If you want to learn more about this incredible athlete check his website www.yannickbourseaux.com If you have any additional question about ITU Paratriathlon please contact Thanos Nikopoulos What made you decide to compete in Triathlon? I competed in triathlon when I was an able bodied athlete so it was natural for me to keep on training and taking part in triathlon events after my accident! I love training and trying to do my best in races, that's why I practice triathlon! What is your typical training week? I use to train about 15 to 20 hours a week a week. If I train more, my body doesn't recover enough, I get tired and ultimately I can't put together good sessions. Typically, I train twice a day. I swim about three or four times a week in the pool and one time in open water. I ride about 300km to 350km on my bike with one session on a wind-trainer and I run about 50km with one session on the track. I'm trying to have one day-off per week. This is my typical training week in summer., but in September, my training moves towards the winter season during which my main sport goals are biathlon and cross-country skiing International Paralympic Committee events. What adaptations have you had to make to accommodate your disability for triathlon? I swim only with my left arm and it's not very fast! It's a bit annoying, so I train a lot with little flippers called "Zoomers". Because of these Zoomers, I can swim as fast as my friends who are elite triathletes and it's more fun. For cycling, I'm lucky because I can still use my right hand to brake and to change gears so I had no adaptations to make on my bike. For running, I was using something like a strap gripping my arm onto my body. It wasn't very comfortable so I changed the adaptation this year. I am still using the strap but I don't attach it around my body so I can breathe easily. What is the highlight of competing in triathlon so far? My highlight as an able bodied athlete is my second place at the European Junior Championship in 1995 and the World Championship in Cancun the same year. We spent three weeks in Cancun for an international youth training camp. And were able to put in some good training and have some fun times. In paratriathlon, my best memory is my first world championship title in 2005 in Honolulu. It was only one year after my crash and I travelled to the race with one of my best friends. We had a good time in Hawaii and I won the race with a big gap! For winter season, my first race at 2006 Torino Paralympics Games will stay forever in my memory with many friends supporting me... What are your goals for this season? This season, I have three main goals in triathlon: the World Championship Series event in Kitzbhel and London and the long distance Alpe d'Huez Triathlon. Two years ago I ranked top ten at this race including the able bodied triathletes so I hope to repeat it this year! I won't be able to be at the Gold Coast for the World Championship Series Grand Final because I am representing France in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics Winter Games and I have to focus on that! Do you have any advice or words of encouragement for individuals thinking about competing in paratriathlon? Go training, try to do your best with you own capacity and be sure that you will love it! {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}

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  Athletes Warm Up Across Europe

  At the opening Fédération Française de Triathlon Grand Prix (French Triathlon Federation Grand Prix) race in Dunkerque, Laurent Vidal from France and Will Clarke from Britain, crossed the line together to give their team, Lagardère Paris Racing, the perfect start to their year. Image: triathlete.fr They finished four seconds ahead of Britain’s world u23 champion, Alistair Brownlee (EC Sartrouville) who was given a time penalty following second transition. The French duo of Tony Moulai and Gregory Rouault rounded out the top five for their club, Poissy. Image: triathlete.fr Shaped around strong runners, Lagardère look to be the team to beat in the men’s division competitive French Grand Prix series which sees teams of athletes compete in sprint races across the country. The women’s event saw a mass sprint finish which was won by Germany’s Anja Dittmer (Beauvais Tri) with Australia’s Erin Densham (Poissy Tri) and New Zealand’s Andrea Hewitt (Beauvais Tri) completing the podium, just ahead of Jodie Swallow (Poissy Tri) from Great Britain. Image: triathlete.fr Switzerland’s Magali Di Marco Mesmer took fifth for Tri Club Châteauroux 36, just ahead of the impressive European junior triathlon champion, Emmie Charayron who was competing for Brive. With just one week until the Madrid Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series, the Dunkerque event was the perfect warm up for many of the athletes with Stuart Hayes, Cédric Fleureton, Daniela Ryf, Carole Peon and Jessica Harrison all featuring in the top ten. Image: triathlete.fr The Deutsche Triathlon Liga (German Triathlon League) in Gladbeck saw wins for Sweden’s Lisa Norden and Australia’s Brad Kahlefeldt. Competing over a super sprint distance of 250m pool swim, 5.5km cycle and 2.5km run, Norden crossed the line in just 22:42, seven seconds ahead of local favourite Christiane Pilz. Lea Brunkhorst took third. Kahlefeldt ran out the men’s winner in 20:00, five seconds ahead of Germany’s Steffen Justus. Maik Petzold took third with Daniel Unger and Christian Prochnow rounding out the top five for the host nation. En la primera prueba del Grand Premio de la Federación de Triatlón Francesa disputada en Dunkerque, el francés Laurent Vidal y el británico Will Clarke, cruzaron juntos la línea de meta para dar a su equipo, el Lagardère Paris Racing, un comienzo de año perfecto. Ellos terminaron cuatro segundos por delante del campeón del mundo Sub23, el británico Alistair Brownlee (EC Sartrouville) quien recibió una penalización de tiempo tras la segunda transición. El dúo francés formado por Tony Moulai y Gregory Rouault redondearon las cincas primeras posiciones para su club, Poissy. Formado por grandes corredores, Lagardère parece ser el equipo a batir en la categoría masculina de las Series del Gran Premio de Francia, en las que los equipos compiten en carreras sprint por todo el país. En la prueba femenina vimos un sprint masivo que ganó la alemana Anja Dittmer (Beauvais Tri) y en el que la australiana Erin Densham (Poissy Tri) y la neozelandesa Andrea Hewitt (Beauvais Tri) completaron el pódium, justo por delante de la británica Jodie Swallow (Poissy Tri). La suiza Magali Di Marco Mesmer logró la quinta posición para el club de Triatlón Châteauroux 36, por delante de impresionante campeona de Europa Junior de Triatlón, Emmie Charayron, quien corría para el equipo Brive. A tan sólo una semana para la prueba de Madrid, de las Series de los Campeonatos del Mundo de Triatlón ITU Dextro Energy, la prueba de Dunkerque ha servido como puesta a punto a muchos atletas como Stuart Hayes, Cédric Fleureton, Daniela Ryf, Carole Peon y Jessica Harrison, todos ellos entre los diez primeros. En la Liga Alemana de Triatlón en Gladbeck vio como se hacían con la victoria la sueca Lisa Norden y el australiano Brad Kahlefeldt. Compitiendo en una distancia súper sprint de 250m de natación, 5,5km de ciclismo y 2,5 kilómetros de carrera a pie, Norden cruzó la línea de meta en un tiempo de 22:42, siete segundos por delante de la favorita local Christine Pilz. Lea Brunkhorst fue tercera. Kahlefeldt fue el ganador en categoría masculina con un tiempo de 20:00, cinco segundos por delante del alemán Steffen Justus. Maik Petzold fue tercero y Daniel Unger y Christian Prochnow redondearon las cinco primeras posiciones para el país anfitrión. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}