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Not in great form at this Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Test Event, and even disappointing, France nevertheless finished this Japanese stay on an excellent note thanks to its team strength.
This morning, the French mixed relay team, composed in order of Cassandre Beaugrand, Pierre Le Corre, Léonie Périault and Dorian Coninx, won in a photo finish ahead of the British relay team composed of Jessica Learnmonth, Gordon Benson, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Alex Yee. The final sprint was breathtaking between the young English prodigy Alex Yee and Dorian Coninx from Poissy:
???Incredible finish by @dorianconinxtri which allows ?? to win the mixed relay of the #TestEvent
Superb race by @CassandreBeaugr @PRLECORRE @LeoniePerio who fought to the end with Great Britain and the USA.
A victory at the end of the suspense! #RoadToTokyo pic.twitter.com/DCALW8MBXV— F.F.TRI. (@FFTRI) August 18, 2019
Even in the absence of its leader,Vincent Luis,who prioritized his preparation for the WTS Grand Final in Lausanne in two weeks,of which he is the overall classification leader,the French mixed relay team,double European and World Champion in 2018 and 2019,once again proved its international supremacy and its strong potential,to which Léo Bergère and Émilie Morier must be added.
The United States,with Summer Rappaport,Seth Rider,Tamara Gorman and Ben Kanute,took the third step of the podium.
This event consisted of a sequence of four individual relays of 300 m swimming,6.9 km cycling and 1.9 km running.To be watched on delay on La Chaîne l’Équipe at 11:45 am.
Full race resultshere
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