ECS Triathlon

Espérance cycliste Sartrouville Triathlon
Full name Espérance cycliste Sartrouville Triathlon
Short name ECS Triathlon
Founded 1993 (1993)
Location Sartrouville, France
Chairman
 Denis Veron
Colours green
Website www.sartrouville-triathlon.com
Sartrouville's stars Alistair (left) and Jonathan (right) Brownlee and Javier Gómez Noya with Diemunsch and Ospaly in Nice, 2011.

Espérance cycliste Sartrouville Triathlon or ECS Triathlon is a French sports club based in the suburbs of Paris, commune of Sartrouville. The club's specialization is triathlon for elite level athletes, especially Olympians. Team members have won a total of eight Olympic medals, including the gold medals in male and female triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[1] and gold, silver, and bronze medals in male triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

History

Espérance cycliste Sartrouville Triathlon was founded in 1993 by Pierre Veron as a section of the cycling club Espérance cycliste Sartrouville. Veron led the team until his death in 2009, after which leadership passed to his son, Denis Veron.

A female team was created in 2000. In 2016, 18 team members participated in Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Green team

The elite level team is known as The Green Team, because of their green colored uniforms.

2016 green team
Males[4] Nationality Females[5] Nationality
Alistair Brownlee Great BritainGwen Jorgensen[6][7][8] United States
Jonathan Brownlee Great BritainKirsten Sweetland Canada
Javier Gómez SpainAnneke Jenkins New Zealand
Mario Mola SpainLucy Hall Great Britain
Fernando Alarza SpainMaaike Caelers Netherlands
Kristian Blummenfelt NorwayEmmie Charayron[9] France
Filip Ospalý Czech RepublicNon Stanford[10] Great Britain
Crisanto Grajales MexicoLaura Lindermann Germany
Vicente Hernandez SpainJolanda Annen  Switzerland
Andrea Salvisberg  SwitzerlandLisa Norden Sweden
Gabor Faldum [11][12] Hungary

Former members :

References

  1. ↑ Le Parisien 18/08/2016 Sartrouville au sommet du Triathlon
  2. ↑ Le Monde 18/10/2012 Sartrouville usine à Champion
  3. ↑ Sartrouville Triathlon réécrire l'histoire
  4. ↑ Sartrouville Triathlon les athlètes masculins Elite
  5. ↑ Sartrouville Triathlon les athlètes féminins Elite
  6. ↑ Satrouville Triathon Gwen Jorgensen rejoint le dream team
  7. ↑ Le Telegramme Jorgensen marche sur l'eau
  8. ↑ Le Parisien Triathlon/Sartrouville Les jeunes françaises me poussent à me sublimer
  9. ↑ Sartrouville triathlon Emmie c'est oui pour Rio 2016
  10. ↑ Le Parisien 03/08/2016 Sartrouville vise encore l'or en triathlon
  11. ↑ Triathlon Sartrouville, réécrire l'histoire
  12. ↑ La green team version olympique
  13. ↑ La Voix Du Nord, David Hauss au nom du frère et du simple esprit
  14. ↑ Triathlon Sartrouville, réécrire l'histoire
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