Alex Yee

2024 - 7 - 31

Alex Yee: Fra Underdog til Triathlon-Konge! 🥇

Alex Yee - Beth Potter - COROS DURA - Hayden Wilde - Olympiske Lege 2024 - Team GB - Triathlon

Læs om, hvordan Alex Yee tog OL-guld på dramatisk vis og besejrede alle odds! 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️

Alex Yee overraskede hele verden, da han i men’s triathlon ved OL i Paris 2024 skabte en bemærkelsesværdig comeback. Efter at have kæmpet mod de strømmende vande i Seine under svømmedelen og dernæst cyklet i det varme vejr, syntes det som om, at Ye sørgede for en uklar fremtid. Men da han satte afsted på de sidste 10 km, begyndte hans magiske evner at skinne igennem.

I det afgørende øjeblik, da kæden på Hayden Wilde begyndte at knække, leverede Yee imponerende en perfekt-paced sprint, der sendte ham lige ind i historiebøgerne. Med et sidste udbrud og et energisk tempo sprintede han hen mod målstregen og indhentede det, der så ud til at være den umulige opgave. Det så næsten ud til en billeder fra en film, da han tog guldmedaljen og systematisk overhalede sin rival i de sidste sekunder.

Yee er ikke fremmed for hård konkurrence. Allerede ved de tidligere OL i Tokyo havde han haft en smag af sølvmedalje, men denne gang var han fast besluttet på at bringe den gyldne medalje hjem. Han voksede op i London og begyndte tidligt at vise talent for triathlon, men hvad der gør hans præstation endnu mere imponerende er, hvordan han har overvundet skader og tvivl undervejs.

I det øjeblik, hvor han løb over målstregen, kunne man næsten høre jubelen fra hans fans og det britiske team. Alex Yee er nu en dobbelt OL-mester, og hans rejse fra underdog til triathlon-konge er en inspirerende historie, som mange vil betegne som en fabel. Dette OL vil uden tvivl blive talt om i mange år fremover, og hans venskab med Beth Potter, der også sikre sig en bronzemedalje, vidner om den stærke samhørighed i Team GB.

Vidste du, at triathlon refererer til de tre discipliner: svømning, cykling og løb? Denne tålmodighed- og udholdenhedstest kræver ikke blot fysisk styrke, men også mental skarphed og strategisk tænkning!

En sjov kendsgerning om Alex Yee er, at han også er en passioneret gamer, som siger, at hans evner på skærmen har hjulpet ham med at forblive fokuseret og strategisk i løbet!

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Alex Yee overcomes currents, heat and a big deficit to pull of a ... (The New York Times)

Alex Yee trailed in the men's triathlon on Wednesday after swimming through the raging currents of the Seine, and he trailed after cycling in the sauna of ...

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Britain's Yee runs perfect 10km to take triathlon gold (Reuters)

Briton Alex Yee ran a perfectly-paced 10km to snatch a dramatic Olympic triathlon gold on Wednesday, overhauling a fading Hayden Wilde of New Zealand in ...

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Meet Alex Yee, the triathlon champion making ... (Olympics)

Get to know the British triathlete who is now a two-time Olympic champion after his thrilling victory in the men's triathlon at Paris 2024.

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Alex Yee summons enormous comeback to win Paris 2024 Olympic ... (World Triathlon)

A final lap of an Olympic Games that will be talked about for years to come. When Alex Yee (GBR) took the bell he found himself 15 seconds off leader Hayde.

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'Anything can happen, mate': Alex Yee snatches triathlon gold after ... (The Guardian)

Alex Yee produced a stunning finish to deny New Zealand's Hayden Wilde in the final kilometre of the men's triathlon at the Paris Olympics.

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Paris 2024 Triathlon: Alex Yee triumphs in men's individual gold (Olympic Channel)

The Brit looked to have been beaten to gold by New Zealand's Hayden Wilde but a last-gasp turn of pace saw him claim gold in the final metres.

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Olympic Games Triathlon results: Alex Yee snatches INCREDIBLE ... (Tri247.com)

In one of the greatest ever finishes it was Britain's Alex Yee who got the better of arch rival Hayden Wilde to take Olympic triathlon gold.

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Olympics 2024: Team GB's Alex Yee wins men's triathlon gold - ESPN (ESPN.co.uk)

Alex Yee produced a last-gasp gold medal in the men's triathlon on Wednesday with a sensational sprint finish, while Beth Potter claimed bronze in the ...

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Alex Yee claims stunning gold medal in men's individual triathlon (Athletics Weekly)

Posted by Tim Adams | Jul 31, 2024 | 0. The Brit runs down Hayden Wilde in the last few moments to upgrade his silver from Tokyo, while Beth Potter gets a ...

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WATCH: Team GB's Alex Yee wins gold in 'the most dramatic finish ... (NBC 10 Philadelphia)

With two laps left to go, New Zealand's Hayden Wilde was in the lead — but Yee surged forward, closing the gap between him and Wilde before blowing by.

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Hayden Wilde sends BEAUTIFUL message to golden rival Alex Yee ... (Tri247.com)

Hayden Wilde and Alex Yee produced another race for the ages on Wednesday, and took their rivalry to new heights.

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Alex Yee wins outstanding Olympic triathlon gold (Runner's World (UK))

Despite Seine-related scares, Yee triumphed in the men's individual triathlon, while fellow Brit Beth Potter bagged bronze in the women's event.

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Now Alex Yee plans to make Britain team-mate Sam Dickinson's ... (Tri247.com)

It was a case of 'play it again Sam' as Dickinson helps great friend to an individual gold medal at the Olympics.

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COROS DURA put to the test by Alex Yee in Paris 2024 Olympic ... (endurancebusiness.com)

COROS is extending its reach to cyclists and triathletes with its new solar-powered GPS bike computer, the COROS DURA.

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