This week we meet Geneva based cyclist Isabel Deconinck who competed at the Etape du Tour in 2018 and 2019. Isabel works in Geneva for an international company, she is married and has two beautiful daughters. Needless to say, she is short of time ! When I started coaching Isabel, she asked me to [...]
The Seeland International Triathlon, also simply known as the Morat or Murten Triathlon (depending if you’re French or Swiss-German), is one of my favourite races. I have competed twice in the middle distance (1.9km swim / 83km bike / 20km run) and once in the short distance (500m swim / 26km bike / 5km [...]
On the 1st December 2019, I will be competing at an Ironman triathlon in Argentina. That's 3.8km of swimming; 180km of cycling; 42km of running. My goal is to complete the race in anything between 9h 45min and 9h 59min 59sec. I'm a husband, father of two beautiful daughters, and an endurance sports coach. [...]
Jura Kids Summer Camp : Monday 19th August It was supposed to rain the whole day and in the end we had very nice weather! After the morning welcome and bike checks for safety, we went for a nice ride in the forest and went to our picnic area. After lunch, we did some [...]
Jura Kids Summer Camp : Monday 12th August Welcome to the amazing 22 kids at the Jura Kids Camp in Chavannes-des-Bois! From 5 to 11 years old and evenly split boys and girls it promises to be a great week! We started the day by making sure the bikes were working well! Then we [...]
Jura Kids Summer Camp : Monday 15th July Today is the second week of the Jura Kids Summer Camp in Chavannes-des-Bois! 20 Jura kids are having lots of fun, including Emilie, 9 years old who will tell you about her camp experience! Jura Kids Camp, par Emilie Le matin nous avons commencé par jouer [...]
Diary of a girl in Jura Sports Camp, by Helena Jura Kids Summer Camp : Monday 8th July It was a great first day in this camp and I will explain to you what we have been doing. This is the second year that I am writing a blog for the Jura Sports Camp [...]
Cycling camp in the Swiss and French Jura. From the 21st to 23rd of June 2019 we cycled through the Jura mountain chain, between Switzerland and France, from torrential rain to scorching heat, it was an amazing weekend with very tough rides but long lasting memories ! Cycling Camp Day [...]
On the 6th June, team Jura Sports participated at a crazy event : Alpe D'HuZes , a cycling charity event for cancer research. The aim of the event is to cycle up the famous Tour de France climb the Alpe d'Huez 6 times in one day. Some people do it once, some do it 6 [...]
The 17-19 May France Cycling Camp took place in Chavornay in France, near Culoz and the start of the famous mountain "le Grand Colombier". The camp was attended by many different athletes preparing for various events in the summer: Etape du Tour, Marmotte Valais, Alpe d'HuZes and even an Ironman triathlon. I planned route [...]
