Lucy Charles reflects on defending The Championship

The post-race thoughts of Great Britain's Lucy Charles after an incredibly impressive victory at the second edition of The Championship in Samorin, Slovakia
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Post-race chat with Lucy Charles in Samorin

Last year Lucy Charles had to use her running ability to take the lead late in the race and win the debut edition of The Championship in Samorin. On Sunday, it was a ‘gun-to-tape’ business as usual approach to racing – but with the speedy running legs of Anne Haug (GER) chasing, it needed to be.

I spoke to Lucy shortly afterwards to find out more about her day.

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Written by
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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