As Beaumont pointed out in the interview his career included success, failures and injuries, which all resulted in progress. Trained by Didier Hoyer, double Olympic medallist, he knows how important it is to have an example to follow. Honouring his first international selection, at his home in Boulogne-sur-Mer for the European Championships, Beaumont quickly realised there is a huge step between being in French team and that of being able to hope one day to be Olympic champion. The road was very long ...
Beaumont who is the 2019 European Games champion had much success in his career but also faced injuries, which made his rethink his training and go from quantity to quality. As he realised you have to work hard, do miles and a lot of ‘muscular’ training, but there comes a time when this is no longer enough. ‘Working on the touch of water’, thinking about nutrition and spending more time stretching, becomes essential.
French kayaker admitted that European Games champion title, his first gold at major canoeing events, has given him power to continue and motivated him to reach the highest step at the Olympic Games. However the experienced paddler already thinks of the season 2022 too, when France is set to host the ECA European Championships in Vires-sur-Marne.
Source: http://www.aslcanoekayak.com/?p=11649
11.3.2020
