“I was aiming for the podium here” explains Lionel Roye, satisfied with his second place in the triathlon in the veteran category (40-44 years old) at the European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany. He finished the race 33 seconds behind another Frenchman, Cédric Hervio. “It was very tight” says the Périgourdin, “it was played in the sprint at the end with the other competitors”.
Another competition on Thursday 500 kilometers from Munich
Lionel Roye is in Munich before being in Slovakia next Thursday for the world aquathlons (1 kilometer swim and five kilometer run). The Périgourdin wants to win the event a third time. He has already won the title in this championship in 2018 and 2019 before the covid period when the competition was canceled.