Men’s Race: A Grit-Fueled Sixth for Canada’s Rising Star
At just 21 years old, Mathis Beaulieu turned heads in Jersey, not only with his legs but with his resilience. The young Canadian delivered a standout performance in the men’s Supertri Enduro race format (three rounds of a 300m swim, 4km bike, and 1.6km run), holding his own against some of the world’s sharpest short-course athletes to finish a remarkable sixth overall.
The race itself saw a dominant front pack for most of the action, featuring Vasco Vilaca, Mitch Kolkman, and Tayor Reid (all Podium Racing), Csongor Lehmann (Stars and Stripes Racing), and Oliver Conway (Brownlee Racing). Trailing them in the early stages was a determined chase group, with Canadian Charles Paquet pushing the pace and Beaulieu just steps behind.
During the second round, Paquet impressed by bridging the gap to the leaders during the swim, a move praised by commentators. But a crash on the bike forced Paquet to withdraw and receive medical attention, ending what had been a promising performance.
From there, Beaulieu became a one-man chase unit. Commentators noted that at one point he was just five seconds off the leaders during the second round of the run and, with a short chute still to be awarded, his coach Parker Spencer was watching to see if strategically this should go to Beaulieu, noting “Mathis is a runner.”
Ultimately, Beaulieu did not receive the short chute, nor did he bridge the gap to the front pack. But he stayed composed and dug deep to cross the line in sixth place – no small feat for a young athlete in a format that ruthlessly punishes any weakness.
At the front, it was Hungary’s Csongor Lehmann who took the tape in an emotional victory. As Stars and Stripes Team Manager Parker Spencer said post-race: “Couldn’t be more happy for Csongor, he’s just been on a roll lately with all the racing that he’s been doing. And then to watch Mathis get sixth – that was one of the best races I’ve ever seen out of him.”
An Exciting Day All Around
The women’s race brought equal drama, with Jeanne Lehair (Podium Racing) edging out teammate Leonie Periault for first and Georgia Taylor-Brown (Crown Racing) rounding out the podium in third.
As for the standings, Podium Racing has now extended their lead with a total of 263 points. Behind them sit Crown Racing with 225 points, Brownlee Racing with 190 points, and Stars and Stripes Racing with 168 points.
The action now shifts to Toulouse, France, on October 4th for the next round of the Supertri series.
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