Corey Brough and Britt CalingTake Out the Tre-X B2B Open Title!
Media Release - In2adventure / 20.02.2011
In what was always going to be a tough ask for competitors to back up 2 days in a row, day 1 dawned with clouds & showers, but as hearts raced and anticipation grew ready for the 3pm start it was all sunshine and blue skies as over 300 brave souls lined up on the start line at the Pool Front Beach at Novotel Twin Waters Resort.<br />
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The Swim!<br />
It was a 4 start back drop with 5 star racing and the swim leg traversed beautiful Twin Waters Lagoon before exiting at Palm Beach, into transition and into the most unique mountain bike course of the series.<br />
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The Mountain Bike!<br />
Many armed with the knowledge that the mountain bike course was completely flat went with the expectation that the 3 laps of the 5km course would be a walk in the park. The faces of competitors as they reached the turnaround point on lap one told a very different story. The course might be flat, but it was by no means easy. The tight course with technical turns, rollovers, obstacles and berms tested riders endurance and skill, with the more technical riders demonstrating the skills that it takes to gain time on the mountain bike leg in an off road triathlon. A ride through a plane fuselage is not something you get to experience in an every day triathlon and proved an unusual surprise for those involved.<br />
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