Guillaume Issner, Media365, published on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 8:30 p.m.
The French hat-trick of Léo Bergère, Pierre Le Corre and Dorian Coninx at the European Sports Championships in Munich, during the triathlon event, was one of the great moments of the year 2022.
The triathlon offered the French sport one of its greatest emotions in 2022. To attend this major event, on Saturday, August 13, you had to visit Munich, where the European Championships were held. It was a blue, white and red triplet that took shape in Bavaria after swimming 1,500 meters, cycling 40 km and running 10 km that day. Léo Bergère took possession of the gold medal ahead of his compatriots Pierre Le Corre and Dorian Coninx, just over an hour and 41 minutes into their effort in the Olympic Park. “A magical moment” for Léo Bergère who took the opportunity to steal the title that Dorian Coninx hoped to keep. Preceded by the first and faster than the third, Pierre Le Corre came after this performance revealing that the hat-trick was already more or less in their heads.
‘It’s rare that things go this well’
“It’s really fun, it’s incredible, he exulted. We thought about it this morning at the briefing, we knew we had to play a card. We all have the same strengths. We had to try and force the bike because there were too many good riders behind it. It was the occasion. We all played in the same direction from the start. We had to make the hole, even if we left troops in battle. The strategy was right. It’s rare that things go this well. » A feat after which the man in gold and those in silver continued to harvest for the rest of the year. Léo Bergère by becoming World Champion and Pierre Le Corre by winning the Long Distance World Championship.
