TSP7: The 1993 France Iron Tour Test-Event

Maybe you’re a fan of the Tour de France. For the gripping three weeks of racing. Or like me, for the scenery and the parallel stories.

Well. There also used to be a triathlon stage race modelled on cycling’s Tour de France. It was a big deal in the triathlon world. It was unique. Some experimental race formats were used. And many top athletes attended.

The 1993 Trophee SNCF was organised as a triathlon stage race proof of concept for sponsors, municipalities, the federation and the athletes.

The event consisted of a Sprint Distance Team Time Trial on Saturday in downtown Grenoble. And then a Middle Distance race on Sunday with the finish at the top of Alpe d’Huez.

In this episode I look at what happened on the 26th and 27th June 1993 and look ahead to what the event became, the 1994 France Iron Tour.

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