#100 CASSANDRE BEAUGRAND: The Making of an Olympic Champion

A very special guest joins the podcast to mark the 100th episode, the Paris 2024 Olympic Triathlon Champion Cassandre Beaugrand! It is a deeply honest hour in the company of our Olympic and World Champion, each story revealing a little more about just where all the grit, determination and competitive spirit that has taken the 27-year-old to the very top of the sport came from. Cass explains why she so cherished the support of teammate Leonie Periault, even when she was being ‘a nightmare’ to train with, why she was so envious of the cool, calm spirit of Andrea Hewitt, and why she threw up all over her feet next to Georgia Taylor Brown in Paris. SHOW NOTES 02:20 – "All change" - Why she is joining coach Glenn Poleunis in Girona and saying goodbye to Loughborough 13:17 – ‘How success feels’ - Releasing the pressure, the 5km French record and Lievin 19:40 – ‘Early years’ - Growing up in Paris, losing her mum, moving to Antibes 23:50 – ‘All change’ - Leaving her father as coach and moving to Montpelier 27:45 – ‘Bad mindset’ - Being hard to coach and pushing too much in training 31:37 – ‘Good people’ – Support of Stephanie Gros and Leonie Periault 33:25 – “Christmas present’ – Being the youngest woman at Rio 2016 37:20 – “Shattered dreams” – The trouble with Tokyo 41:40 – “I need a plan” – The move to Loughborough 45:26 – “Pain threshold” – Pain and gains in WTCS Cagliari 52:08 – “Paris panic” – The rain returns on Olympics day 57:00 – “Lost at sea” – Turning it around in TorremolinosA very special guest joins the podcast to mark the 100th episode, the Paris 2024 Olympic Triathlon Champion Cassandre Beaugrand!