Luis battled the wind at Cannes International Triathlon

Cannes International Triathlon - April 21st 2019 (L)

Race Reporter: Luis The Cannes International Triathlon is one of the toughest L distance races I have ever done. It is absolutely beautiful and totally worth it. You swim 2000m in the Mediterranean Sea, bike 107km in the mountains (2000m D+), and run 16km around the yacht harbours. This year there were 1,100 athletes including top professionals such as Tim Don and Cameron Wurf. The day starts very early with transition opening at 6:30am, giving you plenty of time for final preparations before the 8am start. It was a very windy day with choppy 14 degree water. Not what I was expecting coming to the south of France, but luckily I was able to buy a neoprene swim cap at the expo the day before. The swim was a mass start, and the usual carnage and battling for space occurred when over a thousand athletes swim towards the first buoy. I had a tough time for the first few hundred meters, but so did everyone else. This was a 2 loop course with an Australian exit and a short beach run in the middle. After exiting the 2nd loop I saw my time of 29:56 (1,800m), which is a 1:37/100m average speed. I was very happy with that time and quickly made my way through transition.