TSP13: Tri-Athlete Magazine Postcards
In 2021 I picked up a set of 10 Tri-Athlete Magazine postcards on ebay. From an anonymous person formerly involved in triathlon media and imports. He also helped me with TSP5: UK Triathlon Magazines 1986-1990. You could order them from Tri-Athlete for 20 French Francs. That was about 2 British Pounds.
The postcards depict mainly triathlons in France. Nice, Avignon, Sallanches, Nantes and Lyon. As well as two photos from the 1988 European Middle Distance Championships in Stein, The Netherlands.
The images really capture the triathlon aesthetics of the day. France is IMO the best country in the world to be a triathlete. And is still a unique place to go and race. Make sure you do it one day.
So in this episode I take you through the images on the cards while offering some backstory and tangents.
Images:
Tri-Athlete (FR) Janvier-Fevrier 1989
1988 Nice Triathlon by Thierry Deketelaere.
1988 Nice Triathlon by Thierry Deketelaere.
1988 ETU Middle Distance Championships in Stein by Renato Cudicio.
1988 ETU Middle Distance Championships in Stein by Renato Cudicio.
1986 Coupe de France Cat B in Lyon by Thierry Deketelaere.
1986 Triathlon International du Mont Blanc by Renato Cudicio.
1986 Avignon Triathlon by Thierry Deketelaere.
1988 Nice Triathlon by Thierry Deketelaere.
1988 Nice Triathlon by Thierry Deketelaere.
1986 Coupe de France Cat A in Nantes by Nutan.
Links:
TSP5: UK Triathlon Magazines 1986-1990.
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