Kevin Mayer, who had recently separated from Jerome Simian as his personal trainer, had suggested that Bertrand Valcin (his coach for 12 years, whom he had divorced in 2020) could be back on the decathlete's staff.
The world record holder wanted things to be right. He is open to working with his former coach once again. "When I said that "Bebert" was coming back, it was just that he was returning to the French Federation (FFA That's all! The media got carried away. He is very special to me, but I don't take him back in my daily structure," said the La Roche-de-Glun (Drome) athlete.
Valcin, Romain Barras' director of high performance for the French team at the Euro Munich in August, will assist Valcin and will be present at the major championships.
"Personally, it suits me because Bertrand has been a person to which I have remained very close and I will be very happy for him to be in my entourage during the championship. Mayer stated that they know each other from the inside."
Alexandre Bonacorsi is the champion's coach and childhood friend.
