Grand Prix de Triathlon

- Lyonnaise des Eaux) defines itself as the most outstanding triathlon event in France[1] and attracts numerous international elite triathletes hired by French clubs.

[3] As it seems, there were tensions between FFTRI president Philippe Lescure and Beauvais manager Laurent Chopin, who is reported to return to soccer.

Two of the Beauvais elite stars, Andrea Hewitt and Delphine Py-Bilot, moved to Poissy and Charleville respectively.

Frédéric Belaubre, however, left Beauvais Triathlon in order to take part again in the Grand Prix, this time for Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

For the season 2011 the French triathlon Federation FFTRI was not only unable to secure the right number of clubs, some clubs, especially female elite teams, seem to have difficulties in hiring five elite triathletes for each race: In general, it seems that the official Rules (Règlementation sportive) are not strictly applied.

E.g. at the official podium ceremony in La Baule (17 September 2011), Saint Raphaël Tri (Anna Tabarant, Polyanskaya, Ivanovskaya, Camille Donat and Daniela Chmet) did not turn up.

On the one hand, traditional guest stars withdrew and concentrated on ITU races for the 2012 Olympics qualification.

Sartrouville's stars Alistair (left) and Jonathan (right) Brownlee and Javier Gómez Noya with Diemunsch and Ospaly in Nice, 2011.
Andrea Hewitt (Beauvais Tri) on her way to gold at Dunkirk, 2010.
Andrea Hewitt , the gold medalist in the individual ranking of the Triathlon de Dunkerque, 2010.
Andrea Hewitt , the gold medalist in the individual ranking of the Triathlon de Nice, 2012.
Jonathan Brownlee winning gold at the triathlon in Dunkirk, 2010.
Poissy Triathlon ( Andrea Hewitt , Carole Peon , Kathrin Muller, Jessica Harrison, Berengere Abraham) with the gold medal in Nice, 2011
Jessica Harrison , Carole Peon , Aileen Morrison , Andrea Hewitt , and Kathrin Muller) again with the gold medal in Nice, 2012.
Brad Kahlefeldt and Gregory Rouault at the Triathlon de Paris, 2011.
Hannah Drewett, a British Junior, at the Triathlon de Paris, 2011.
Monika Oražem , a Slovenian junior at the Grand Prix Triathlon in Tours, 2011.
Anja Dittmer , Katrien Verstuyft and Delphine Py-Bilot gold medalists at Tours, 2011.
Philippe Lescure, president of the French Triathlon Federation FFTRI in Nice, 2011.