The first time I have been in contact with triathlon ,I wasn't even 1 year old. In 1993 my mum pushed me in a stroller, when my dad was competing the half ironman of Brasschaat. When my dad went running, I followed him with my little bike. At the age of 7, I started swimming at the NSTT with coach Sylvain Thiebaut. It didn't took long before I was at the start of my first iron kids.

At that time, I didn't know that 14 years later I would compete around the world. When I was 12 years, old I reached the age that was needed to compete in the youth C category, my first real races. My first duathlon took place in Hollain, where I immediately won the belgian championships. At the age of 16 things became serious, I qualified for my first junior european cup race (Vienna) and took the 19th spot.

Despite 8 belgian champion titles in the youth categories, I couldn't excel on the international scene. It is only in 2012 (last year as a junior), where I won a european cup in Bled and finished 12th at the world championships in Auckland.

When I passed the u23 category, I was quickly confronted with the best athletes in the world.

In order to score some important ITU-points (world ranking) I have travelled around the world, Australia, New-zealand, South-Africa, Canada, Mexico, Russia, with only one goal in my mind, competing the olympic games.

I would like to thank everyone who supports me in many different ways and especially Be Up company for the creation of my website.

This wouldn't have been possible without Didier Defourny and Emmanuel Wuyts.

I wish you a pleasant reading.

Chistophe