Name : BRIAND                                                                                     
First name: Pascal

Middle Name : Jean Jacques
Nick name : The “ Punisher ”
Date of birth : July 9, 1976
Hometown : Saint Brieuc / France
Height : 1.83 m
Weight : 75 kg
Sentimental Situation : I have been with my  girlfriend for 5 years
Other sports : Cycling, running
How long have you been skating ? 18 years and 7 years of Inline

First contact with Salomon ?
1995. Christophe Audoire was contacted to do some trials and the year after he founded a four racer team for the Swiss Inline Cup with Tristan, Franck and myself...
What do you prefer in your sport ?
The speed, the competition and the friendly aspect of the sport
What gave you the desire to begin skating ?
I was 6 years old and a skating race was taking place in front of my house every year...
I just tried it and got la license in a club.
Training rhythm ? Two training per day, 4 hours per day
Your sport goals ?
Win the first  World Cup, be in the final sprint of the 84 km marathon at the World Championships and have a good place in the Inline World tour ranking.
Your favorite sportsman or woman ? Florian Rousseau , Mario Cippolini
Your best sport day memory ?
In Rennes last year, the marathons finals of the European Inline Cup which Franck and I had to win !...
Last book read ? The training manual from Weineick !
Last magazine bought ? Velo magazine
Favorite film ? “C’est arrivé près de chez vous”
The last film you saw and did you like it ? The sixth sense
 Road Racing - Pascal Briand 2/4
Favorite food ? The “crèpes”, I am from Brittany !
Favorite music ? Noir Desir
Last CD bought ? 667 club from Noir Desir
Favorite web site ? The big classic www.sils.fr.st which gives the links to all roller sites!
Favorite clothes brand ? None
What you like the most ? Be with friends
What you hate the most ? Spinach
Your qualities ? Good Sprinter
Your failings ? I am jealous, sometimes...
How do you picture yourself in 10 years ?
Involved in a sport activity and working for Inline Skating development through the federation or the Ministry of Youth and Sport
If you had only one more month to live, what would you do ?
I would not change a thing, it is perfect like that ! I would just go on training and trying to win the coming races
Alone on an empty island, you would want ? My girlfriend, sunglasses and a deck chair
If you could be anyone you want for one day, who would it be ?
Jim Carrey in “The Mask ”, to be able to do exactly what I want
What kind of car do you have ? Xantia
The car of your dream ? New Beetle, VW
If you were an animal what would it be ? A turtle
Getting out of bed, what are your first thoughts ? My breakfast
The craziest thing you’ve ever done ?
For the birthday of a friend, we came dressed like hunters  with guns... the only problem is that we entered the wrong house...
Special message to add ?
To get a license in a club and to wear protection are the first steps... and, if you want to become professional, there is no secret but to work and work...
 

Sprint or marathon ? sprint at the end of marathon !
Spielberg or Tarantino ?  Tarantino
Underpants or boxershorts ? Boxer
Cinema or television ? Cinema
Minidisc or CD ? CD
VCR or DVD ? DVD
Sea or mountain ? Sea
Blonde, brunette or Red head (or other options) ? Brunette
Dreamscast or Playstation ? Playstation
PC or Mac ? PC
Night or morning ? Night
Quick or Mac Do ? Quick

If I tell you these words, what are you thinking of ?
Salomon...............  The link, service, quality, team spirit
Olympics..............  A dream
Amateurism........... Sport without money, values, race for victory
Professionalism..... Sport business, race for money, present tendency
Freedom............... Inline Skating
 

Choose your continent

Meet the Dalai Lama
See the Pyramids
Cross the Atlantic
Follow the tracks of Che Guevara
One week in Venice Beach    .....................X
Hunt session with an African tribe
One Way to Mars
 
 

Results

Gold medal in the World Championships Chileí99 - Santiago
Gold medal in the European Championships 99 - Belgium
and European record holder on 300 m
Winner of the first EICí99 and London & Rennes Marathon.