French born, US raised and UK inhabitant, T100 contracted Chevalier raced his first triathlon in 2011, taking it further while studying engineering at university and ultimately deciding to invest more time and pursue the sport in 2018. 

Completing his first 70.3 in Mallorca, in “a race where everything went wrong” Leon finished in 7th, and subsequently decided to turn his focus to long distance triathlon. 

Aiming for a Kona qualification by 2022, to see if he could become “a viable athlete” by the time he’s finished university. “Things went much quicker than expected. In 2021, I finished 3rd at IM UK for my debut at the distance, qualifying for Ironman World Champs. I then went on to win Embrunman and IM Mallorca in record times; and a number of other podiums propelled me from 420th to 22nd in the PTO World Rankings.”

Finishing university in 2022, Leon is now a full time triathlete, racing as one of the PTO’s contracted 2024 inaugural T100 World Series, male athletes.