Kotšegarov tunnistab oma sotsiaalmeedia leheküljel, et tänavune aasta on kulgenud eriti keeruliselt, kuna pidi vahepeal rinda pistma ka mononukleoosiga. Teisalt arvab triatleet, et põhjast uuesti välja ronimine on olnud huvitav protsess, millest on palju õppida. Vichy 70.3 triatlon toimub Prantsusmaal 25. augustil. Ligi kuu hiljem osaleb eestlane veel ka Ironman Chattanoogal, mis peetakse 30. septembril Ameerika Ühendriikides Tennessee osariigis.

Möödunud aastal läbis Kotšegarov esimese Eesti sportlasena täispika triatloni vähem kui kaheksa tunniga USA-s Texase osariigis peetud Ironmanil.

2018 have been a tough year so far. Starting with surgery in January and a long way to get my body working at 100% again. At some point during the year I also suffered mononucleosis virus. So slowly crawling back from the bottom is an interesting process that I learned a lot from. And now my condition is good enough so I can start think about racing again. First stop Vichy 70.3 25.08 and then my favourite one, Ironman Chattanooga on 30.09. If I'll get through those races healthy, there will be one more Ironman later in the year ???? I want to thank all my sponsors and supporters for staying with me even throughout hard times. #timexteam #imchattanooga

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