The rain in Paris adds theatrical drama to the parades, knocks down the cyclists and causes the sewers to overflow, threatening gastroenteritis for the triathletes, who could not bathe on Monday, as planned, to discover, next to the Alexander III Bridge, the currents that will lull you during your 1,500m swim.
The so-called “familiarization” training sessions announced for 8:00 were canceled after the latest bacteriological analyzes carried out detected quantities of Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci, indicative of fecal contamination.
The analyzes showed E. coli above 1,000 and Enterococci above 400, which are the established limits.
Likewise, the contamination was visible visually.
