Tiesj Benoot shares that he has goals of racing a marathon and triathlon: "But that is something for later"

Cycling and running go hand in hand when it comes to excelling in endurance sports. Tiesj Benoot, rider of Jumbo-Visma, has expressed his motivation to do running and thriathlon events in the future.

“In an hour you already feel like you've done a lot of exercise, compared to cycling. I want to run a marathon one day and do a triathlon one day. But that is something for later,” Benoot admitted in a recent episode of the Live Slow Ride Fast podcast.

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