Some promising results as a junior such as silver medalist at the European championship quickly propulsed me into the french national elite team.

After winning the French U23 national championship in 2006 and finishing the 2007 elite european championship in 6th place facing the best elite athletes as an u23, I represented my country at the 2008 Olympic Games.

The following year I raced the ITU World Championship Series across 4 continents and finished ranked 6th overall with my best performance in the Kitzbuhel round winning a bronze medal.

Since then, I am racing in the iconic cities focusing on performing agaisnt the best triathletes in front of live cameras.

I live between France and New Zealand and spend most of my days outside, meeting new people, sharing experiences and training to achieve my world class goals.

***PERSONAL***

Partner: Andréa Hewitt

Residence: Sète(fra), Christchurch (nzl)

Education: Bachelor Sport Management


***NUMBERS***

Height: 185cm

Weight: 67kg

Training per week: 28/32Hrs


***OTHERS***

Hobby: Electronic music composition

One song: New Order-Blue monday

One Movie: V for Vendetta

One Book: La Gloire de mon Père, Marcel Pagnol.

Quote: «They didn’t know it was impossible so they did it.» Mark Twain

The World Championship Series is an innovative series that allows the world’s top triathletes to compete head-to-head on an ongoing basis.

Expanding upon the previous single-day World Championship, the format features six world-class events and an exciting Grand Final inluding three Olympic cities: Sydney, London and Beijing.

August 6-7 in London will be the final opportunity for athletes to race the course before the 2012 Olympic Games.

http://wcs.triathlon.org/
http://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/5662/laurent_vidal/

MY JOB

http://www.laurentvidal.fr

© 2011 Laurent Vidal / Laurent Vidal Ltd/ photos Mike Heydon