Name : CARDIN
First name : Franck                                                                       

Middle Name : Pierre, Joseph
Hometown : Lamballe / France
Date of birth : March 12, 1978
Height : 1.71m
Weight : 68 kg
Other sports : Cycling, Slide sports
How long have you been skating ? I have been skating for 16 years
First contact with Salomon ? 1996
What do you prefer in your sport ?
To be able to travel, to participate in the development of the sport
Training rhythm ?
Two training sessions a day, 6 days a week, which represents 20 hours of training per week altogether.
Your sport goals
To be one of the best teammate and as a personal challenge to keep my European title.
Your favorite sportsman or woman and why ?
Carl Lewis
Your best sport day memory ?
My Gold Medal in European Championships and the Saint Gallen marathon last year because it was the longest race I had ever done.
The last film you saw ? Toy Story
Favorite food ? Pasta “carbonara” with a lot of cheese and cream
Favorite music ? Trip - hop (Massive Attack, Portishead)
Last CD bought ? Last Santana, Supernatural
Favorite clothes brand ? I like nice shoes
What you like the most ? Taking a nap after meal
What you hate the most ?
When the tips of my fingers are numb with cold when cycling in winter
Your qualities ? To be polyvalent

How do you picture yourself in 10 years ?
Right now I am trying to finish my study in order to get fully involved in Inline Skating. I wish to stay in the fields of sport, why not in marketing ?
If you had only one more month to live, what would you do ?
Spend all my money to please all the people I love and enjoy life
If you could be anyone you want for one day, who would it be ? Any star
What kind of car do you have ? A Fiat Panda
Getting out of bed, what are your first thoughts ?
I can’t wait for tonight
The craziest thing you ever done ? Get a Tattoo, crazy parties
Special message to add ? Try Inline Skating and you will never stop it !
 

Sprint or marathon ?  Both
Spielberg or Tarantino ? Tarantino
Underpants or boxershorts ? Both
Cinema or television ? Cinema
Minidisc or CD ? CD
VCR or DVD ? DVD
Dreamscast or Playstation ? Playstation
PC or Mac ? PC
Night or morning ? Night
 
 

If I tell you these words, what are you thinking of ?
Salomon.............  Great, Professional, Efficient, means
Olympics............  Future, true sport
Professionalism.... Salomon team strength
Freedom.............  Sport
 
 

Choose your continent

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

Results
Gold medal in European Championships 20 000 m - Belgium
Bronze medal in the World Championships Chileí99 - Santiago
Winner of St Gallen - SIC 99.