Gaël Le Bellec
Gaël Le Bellec (born April 6, 1988 in Yffiniac ) is a French cyclist and duathlete . He is three-time and reigning ITU world champion on the long distance duathlon (2014, 2015, 2018).
Career
Cycling until 2013
Gaël Le Bellec was active in cycling until 2013. He started in the cycling team Team Raleigh-GAC until 2012 .
Since the 2014 season he has been a triathlete for the Pontivy Triathlon club . In June he became French champion in the long distance duathlon (7 km run, 90 km bike ride and 14 km second run).
World champion duathlon long distance 2014, 2015 and 2018
In September 2014, the then 26-year-old became the first Frenchman to become a duathlon world champion in Switzerland when he started the long distance for the first time. In 2015 he was able to repeat this success again and successfully defend his title. In May 2016 he finished fifth at the European Championships in the long distance duathlon.
At Powerman Zofingen , the 30-year-old became ITU world champion in the long distance duathlon for the third time in September 2018.
He also works as a coach and trains e.g. B. the French cyclist Coralie Demay .
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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23 Feb 2012 | 2 | Powerman Mallorca | Can Picafort | 02:41:19 | |
Sep 2 2018 | 1 | ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships | Zofingen | Duathlon World Championship on the long distance at Powerman Zofingen | |
2017 | 4th | ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships | Zofingen | ||
May 8, 2016 | 5 | ETU Long Distance Duathlon European Championships | Copenhagen | 02:29:59 | European championship duathlon long distance |
6th Mar 2016 | 3 | Powerman Malaysia | Putrajaya | 02:40:42 | |
6 Sep 2015 | 1 | ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships | Zofingen | 06:20:36 | |
Sep 7 2014 | 1 | ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships | Zofingen | 06:21:47 | |
June 2014 | 1 | FRA Duathlon National Championships LD | Cambrai | French state duathlon champion long distance - alongside Isabelle Ferrer in the women |
(DNF - Did Not Finish)
Teams
- 2011 Team Raleigh (Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- 2013 Côtes d'Armor Cyclisme - Marie Morin (France)
Web links
- Portrait of Gaël Le Bellec (cycling websites )
- Profile and results of Gaël Le Bellec in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on December 20, 2018 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Portrait of Le Bellec, Gael
- ↑ Gaël Le Bellec, champion de France de duathlon (June 13, 2014)
- ↑ Two fantastic premieres at Powerman Zofingen (September 7, 2014)
- ↑ Duathlon World Championships without a Swiss podium (September 6, 2015)
- ↑ Duathlon Powerman Spain Mallorca 2019 - Eggenschwiler wins on Mallorca
- ↑ Isabelle FERRER et Gael LE BELLEC Champions de France de Duathlon Distance L. ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (June 10, 2014)
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SURNAME | Le Bellec, Gaël |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cyclist, duathlete and triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1988 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Yffiniac |