The Championship: Lucy Charles reflects on a glorious win

"No one trick pony" strikes again! The incredible run of Great Britain's Lucy Charles continued with a come-from-behind victory in Slovakia
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA - JUNE 3: Lucy Charles of Great Britain celebrates winning The Championship Challenge Triathlon on June 3, 2017 in Bratislava, Slovakia. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images for Challenge Triathlon) *** Local Caption *** Lucy Charles 2017 season review
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“I almost pulled out this morning… I’m pretty glad I didn’t”

That was a good decision by Lucy Charles ahead of The Championship in Samorin, Slovakia on Saturday. I can think of at least 30,000 reasons why… Having won Challenge Lisboa and IRONMAN Lanzarote, Lucy extended her winning run to three with a stunning victory only sealed in the last kilometre of the run at the amazing x-bionic sphere venue.

So, next up a decent break and rest? No! Watch my interview with the champ to find out more.

POST-RACE INTERVIEW WITH LUCY CHARLES

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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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