He is:
4 Time World Triathlon Champion (1992,1995,1996,1998)
World Long Distance Triathlon Champion 1995 (4km-120km-32km)
Vice World Champion 1993 and 1999
3 Time European Triathlon Champion 1991,1992 and 1994
4 Time French Iron Tour Champion 1994,1995,1996 and 1997
Awarded the title of Member of the British Empire (M.B.E) By the Queen in 2000
Member of Team GB In the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games (9th)
Member of Team England In the Manchester Commonwealth Games (4th)
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He is Simon Lessing and this weekend he’s racing for the last time as a professional triathlete at the Ironman Bighorn 70.3 in Austin Texas. After a career that has spanned over 23-years, Simon will be hanging up racing shoes to go into coaching with his new company bouldercoaching.
I recently had a chance to sit down with him of a warm Boulder, Colorado afternoon and discuss his long career and his thoughts on the where triathlon began and where the sport is going.