Uma sicabangela lesi sigaba esiphathelene nomlando we-triathlon, yisiphi isenzakalo sokuqala se-triathlon esaziwayo.
Context:Kunzima ukulandelela ngokunembile ukuthi i - triathlon yavela kanjani njengomdlalo ohlukile. Abaningi, kuhlanganise nesazi-mlando se-triathlon nomlobi uScott Tinley, babheka izehlakalo ezenzeka ekuqaleni kwekhulu lamashumi amabili eFrance njengokuqala kwe-triathlon, nemicimbi eminingi ye-multisport enezinto ezintathu zokwakheka okuhlukile okuvelayo, konke kubizwa ngamagama ahlukene. Irekhodi lokuqala lomcimbi lalivela ngo-1901 eJoinville-le-Pont, eVal-de-Marne: lalizibiza ngokuthi "Les Trois Sports" (Imidlalo emithathu). Yayikhangiswa njengomcimbi "wabadlali bangaleso sikhathi" futhi yayihlanganisa ukugijima, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili nokugibela isikebhe. Ngo-19 June 1921, umcimbi owawuseJoinville-le-Pont wawusufana ne-triathlon evamile, lapho ingxenye yesikebhe ithathelwa indawo ukubhukuda. Ngokwephephandaba i - L<unk>Auto, lo mncintiswano wawuhlanganisa ukugijima ibanga elingamakhilomitha amathathu, ukugibela ibhayisikili ibanga elingamakhilomitha angu - 12 nokuwela uMfula iMarne, konke lokhu kwenziwa ngokulandelana futhi ngaphandle kokuphumula. Kuwo wonke ama-1920 eminye imicimbi yamabhayisikili, ukugijima nokubhukuda yavela emadolobheni ahlukene, njenge- "Course des Trois Sports" eMarseille kanye ne- "La Course des Débrouillards" ePoissy. Le midlalo yezemidlalo eminingi yayizoqhubeka kancane kancane isakazeke futhi ikhule ngokuthandwa: ngo-1934 "Les Trois Sports" yayibanjelwe edolobheni laseLa Rochelle, yize yayihlanganisa imicimbi emithathu ehlukene, ukubhukuda ukuwela umsele wamamitha angama-200 (660 ft), umncintiswano wamabhayisikili wamakhilomitha ayi-10 (6 mi) ezungeze itheku laseLa Rochelle ne-parc Laleu, kanye nomjaho ongamakhilomitha ayi-1.2 (0.75 mi) enkundleni yezemidlalo i-André-Barbeau. Kuwo wonke lo mkhakha wokukhula nemicimbi emisha eyayikhona kwakungakaze kube khona imithetho ehlanganisiwe futhi i-triathlon iyonke yayiyohlala ingumcimbi omncane enkundleni yomhlaba
Imicimbi ye-triathlon iye yashintsha eminyakeni edlule, futhi imvelaphi yayo ayaziwa ngokugcwele. Izazi-mlando ze-triathlon ziye zafakazela imicimbi yezemidlalo eminingi eyaqala emuva ngo-1901. Ngalesi sikhathi "Les Trois Sports" yayingahlanganisi ukubhukuda njengoba kunjalo ku-triathlon yanamuhla, kodwa kunalokho yayihlanganisa isiyalo se-canoe. Njengoba igama lisikisela, i - triathlon kubonakala sengathi yaqala ukuvela ezincwadini zomlando eFrance emaphethelweni eParis aziwa ngokuthi i - Joinville - le - pont, eVal - de - Marne.