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. See the postcards at:

https://thestreakpodcast.com/podcast/13