DUATHLON: Benjamin Choquert and Sandra Levenez World Champions

France shone this afternoon at the 2019 Duathlon World Championship held in Pontevedra, Spain. The French team indeed collected two world titles and a bronze medal!

In the men’s race, Benjamin Choquert from Metz won ahead of Spain’s Emiliano Martin and Belgium’s Angelo Vandecasteele. This is his first world crown. Yohan Le Berre finished 5th and Benoît Nicolas 7th.

In the women’s race, Sandra Levenez from Issy won the race, securing her second world title after her 2014 victory. Austria’s Sandra Illes took 2nd place, and another French athlete, Garance Blaut, finished 3rd. It was a strong collective performance by the French women, with Marion Legrand finishing just off the podium in 4th place.

(Photo archives S.P.)