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Lionel Sanders: Pain? No, it’s fun…

Simply epic. And that is not overstating the men's Pro race from Sunday's The Championship event in Samorin, Slovakia. I spoke to the champ, Lionel Sanders
By John Levison
Chief Correspondent
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Lionel Sanders defends The Championship in Samorin

It was a win which took “Literally everything I had in my body, in my being, to catch Sebastian”, but on Sunday Lionel Sanders overcame everything that was thrown at him to produce a memorable victory at The Championship in Samorin. I spoke to him shortly after the race.

This is not pain for me. This is enjoyable… it’s fun.

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Check out the full Pro race report HERE.

John Levison
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John Levison
TRI247's Chief Correspondent, John has been involved in triathlon for well over 30 years, 15 of those writing on these pages, whilst he can also be found commentating for events across the UK.
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