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 NOTES02:20 – 'All change' - Why she is joining coach Glenn Poleunis in Girona and saying goodbye to Loughborough13:17 – ‘How success feels’ - Releasing the pressure, the 5km French record and Lievin19:40 – ‘Early years’ - Growing up in Paris, losing her mum, moving to Antibes23:50 – ‘All change’ - Leaving her father as coach and moving to Montpelier27:45 – ‘Bad mindset’ - Being hard to coach and pushing too much in training31:37 – ‘Good people’ – Support of Stephanie Gros and Leonie Periault33:25 – 'Christmas present’ – Being the youngest woman at Rio 201637:20 – 'Shattered dreams' – The trouble with Tokyo41:40 – 'I need a plan' – The move to Loughborough45:26 – 'Pain threshold' – Pain and gains in WTCS Cagliari52:08 – 'Paris panic' – The rain returns on Olympics day57:00 – 'Lost at sea' – Turning it around in Torremolinos

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